Microbial contamination on used surgical masks among hospital personnel and microbial air quality in their working wards: A hospital in Bangkok

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 346-350

  Luksamijarulkul, Pipat ^a   Aiempradit, Natkitta ^b   Vatanasomboon, Pisit ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Medical Department   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hospital personnel; Microbial air quality; Microbial contamination

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OPERATING ROOM; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATHOGEN LOAD; PENICILLIUM; PSEUDOMONAS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL MASK; WARD;

EID: 84908134557     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2014.92     Document Type: Article

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