Quantification and analysis of airborne bacterial characteristics in a nursing care institution

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 732-739

  Wu, Ming Ju ^a,b,c   Feng, Yun Shu ^d   Sung, Wen Pei ^d   Surampalli, Rao Y ^e  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHIN YI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^e U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NURSING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; BACTERIAL PATHOGENS; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN-SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; COLONY FORMING UNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMIDITY; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80051723914     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.61.7.732     Document Type: Article

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