Systematic study on the relationship between particulate matter and microbial counts in hospital operating rooms
| العنوان: | Systematic study on the relationship between particulate matter and microbial counts in hospital operating rooms |
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| المؤلفون: | Haslinda Mohamed Kamar, Hooi Siang Kang, Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma, Huiyi Tan, Keng Yinn Wong, Wen Tong Chong, Syieluing Wong |
| المصدر: | Environmental Science and Pollution Research International |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Operating Rooms, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Air Microbiology, Differential pressure, Positive correlation, Onsite sampling, Air change, Statistics, Environmental Chemistry, Relative humidity, Particle Size, Operating room, Air Pollutants, Air change rate, Microbial count, Temperature, Sampling (statistics), General Medicine, Particulates, Pollution, Hospitals, Air temperature, Environmental science, Particulate Matter, Particle counter, Research Article, Environmental Monitoring |
| الوصف: | Graphical abstract In this study, a systematic procedure for establishing the relationship between particulate matter (PM) and microbial counts in four operating rooms (ORs) was developed. The ORs are located in a private hospital on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The objective of developing the systematic procedure is to ensure that the correlation between the PMs and microbial counts are valid. Each of the procedures is conducted based on the ISO, IEST, and NEBB standards. The procedures involved verifying the operating parameters are air change rate, room differential pressure, relative humidity, and air temperature. Upon verifying that the OR parameters are in the recommended operating range, the measurements of the PMs and sampling of the microbes were conducted. The TSI 9510-02 particle counter was used to measure three different sizes of PMs: PM 0.5, PM 5, and PM 10. The MAS-100ECO air sampler was used to quantify the microbial counts. The present study confirms that PM 0.5 does not have an apparent positive correlation with the microbial count. However, the evident correlation of 7% and 15% were identified for both PM 5 and PM 10, respectively. Therefore, it is suggested that frequent monitoring of both PM 5 and PM 10 should be practised in an OR before each surgical procedure. This correlation approach could provide an instantaneous estimation of the microbial counts present in the OR. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1614-7499 0944-1344 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::41ddd6250fd2a43dd1d77bdb674e0c7f http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8403507 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....41ddd6250fd2a43dd1d77bdb674e0c7f |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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