Airborne Aspergillus contamination during hospital construction works: Efficacy of protective measures

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 189-194

  Fournel, Isabelle ^a   Sautour, Marc ^a   Lafon, Ingrid ^b   Sixt, Nathalie ^a   L'Ollivier, Coralie ^a   Dalle, Frédéric ^a   Chavanet, Pascal ^c   Couillaud, Gérard ^b   Caillot, Denis ^b   Astruc, Karine ^a   Bonnin, Alain ^a,b   Aho Glélé, Ludwid Serge ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

^b Medical University of Dijon   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

Author keywords

air treatment; airborne contamination; Aspergillus; building construction; hospital; protective measures

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CLEANING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; CROSS INFECTION; FRANCE; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 77949916357     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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