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The index of microbial air contamination

C Pasquarella, +2 more
- 01 Dec 2000 - 
- Vol. 46, Iss: 4, pp 241-256
TLDR
The standard index of microbial air contamination (IMA) is described, which quantifies the microbial flow directly related to the contamination of surfaces coming from microbes that reach critical points by falling on to them.
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This article is published in Journal of Hospital Infection.The article was published on 2000-12-01. It has received 316 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Contamination.

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Factors involved in the aerosol transmission of infection and control of ventilation in healthcare premises

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the factors involved in the generation of an infectious aerosol, transmission of infectious droplets or droplet nuclei from this aerosol and the potential for inhalation of such droplets by a susceptible host, and make recommendations to improve the control of aerosol-transmitted infections in hospitals as well as in the design and construction of future isolation facilities.
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Controlling Hospital-Acquired Infection: Focus on the Role of the Environment and New Technologies for Decontamination

TL;DR: Forthcoming evidence on the role of antimicrobial surfaces could supplement infection prevention strategies for health care environments, including those targeting multidrug-resistant pathogens.
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How do we assess hospital cleaning? A proposal for microbiological standards for surface hygiene in hospitals

TL;DR: In this paper, a call for bacteriological standards with which to assess clinical surface hygiene in hospitals, based on those used by the food industry, is made, and the first standard concerns any finding of a specific "indicator" organism, the presence of which suggests a requirement for increased cleaning.

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