Pyrogenic activity of air to characterize bioaerosol exposure in public buildings: A pilot study

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 571-577

  Bernasconi, Camilla ^a   Rodolfi, M ^b   Picco, A M ^b   Grisoli, P ^b   Dacarro, C ^b   Rembges, D ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; In vitro pyrogen test; Indoor air; Indoor moulds and bacteria; Interleukin 1 ; Pyrogen

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BACTERIOLOGY; BUILDINGS; CONTAMINATION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOLDS; POLYSACCHARIDES; PUBLIC WORKS;

AIR SAMPLES; BIOAEROSOLS; EARLY WARNING; IN VITRO PYROGEN TEST; IN-VITRO; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INTERLEUKIN-1; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PILOT STUDIES; PUBLIC BUILDINGS; WARM SEASONS;

BACTERIA;

PYROGEN;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; BACTERIUM; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; MICROBIOLOGY; TOXIN;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BUILDING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPEAN UNION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MOULD; SEASON;

EID: 77952113658     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2010.02831.x     Document Type: Article

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