Journal of Korean Society of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene (한국산업보건학회지)
- Volume 10 Issue 1
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- Pages.115-125
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- 2000
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- 2384-132X(pISSN)
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- 2289-0564(eISSN)
Assessment of airborne bioaerosols among different areas in the hospitals
일부 종합병원 내 영역별 공기 중 미생물 평가
- Cho, HyunJong (College Medicine, The Catholic University Graduate School of Occupational Health, The Catholic University) ;
- Hong, KyungSim (Ui jong bu St. Mary's Hospital) ;
- Kim, JiHoon (Kyung-Hee University) ;
- Kim, HyunWook (College Medicine, The Catholic University Graduate School of Occupational Health, The Catholic University)
- Received : 1999.12.27
- Accepted : 2000.04.14
- Published : 2000.05.10
Abstract
Three major hospitals with over 500 beds located in and near Seoul were surveyed for airbone microorganisms from February 1, 1998 to February 18, 1998. The purpose of the study was to identify and quantify microbiological organisms circulating in the air of three different areas in the hospitals. For the study, a RCS air sampler was utilized equipped with two different collection media, the agar strip GK-A for bacteria and the agar strip HS for fungi. The areas investigated were the intensive care unit (ICU) in the Department of internal medicine, the Newborns room in the Department of Obstetrics, and the microbiology laboratory. The results were as follows; 1. The average numbers of general microbiological particles collected on the agar strip GK-A media were
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