Assessment of the levels of airborne bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, and fungi in hospital lobbies

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 541-555

  Park, Dong Uk ^a   Yeom, Jeong Kwan ^b,c   Lee, Won Jae ^c   Lee, Kyeong Min ^a,d  

^a Korea National Open University   (South Korea)

^b Hanbul Energy Manufacturing   (South Korea)

^c Gachon University   (South Korea)

^d Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungi; Gram negative bacteria (GNB); Hospital lobby

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGUS; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INDOOR AIR; MICROORGANISM; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE BACTERIUM; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CARBON DIOXIDE MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEATING VENTILATING AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM NUMBER OF FILTER; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL LOBBY; HOSPITAL SCALE; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; NUMBER OF PEOPLE IN THE LOBBY; SAMPLING TIME; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 84874834901     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10020541     Document Type: Article

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