Environmental survey to assess viral contamination of air and surfaces in hospital settings

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 242-247

  Carducci, A ^a   Verani, M ^a   Lombardi, R ^b   Casini, B ^a   Privitera, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Occupational Safety and Prevention   (Italy)

Author keywords

Healthcare settings; Microbiological monitoring; Viral contamination

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; HEMOGLOBIN; NUCLEIC ACID;

AIR ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HUMAN ADENOVIRUS; HUMAN ROTAVIRUS; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEMOGLOBINS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VIRUSES;

EID: 79951855751     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.010     Document Type: Article

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