The role of nursing activities on the bioaerosol production in hospital wards

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 410-421

  Hathway, E A ^a   Noakes, C J ^b   Fletcher, L A ^b   Sleigh, P A ^b   Clifton, I ^c   Elliott, M W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Airborne; Bedmaking; Bioaerosols; Curtains; Washing

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOAEROSOL; CLEANING; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; NEBULIZER; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENTILATOR; WARD;

METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84879231683     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X11428088     Document Type: Article

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