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Bacterial contamination in health care centers: differences between urban and rural settings

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dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Ana
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida, Beatriz
dc.contributor.authorPaciência, Inês
dc.contributor.authorRufo, João Cavaleiro
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro, Edna
dc.contributor.authorCarolino, Elisabete
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorSousa-Uva, António
dc.contributor.authorCabo-Verde, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-13T18:37:48Z
dc.date.available2021-04-13T18:37:48Z
dc.date.issued2021-03
dc.descriptionProject EXPOsE, nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)pt_PT
dc.description.abstractThis study aims to assess the airborne bioburden of rural and urban Portuguese Primary Health Care Centers (PHCC) using active and passive sampling methods and identify the potential differences in airborne microbiota between both environments. The highest total aerobic mesophilic bacterial load in indoor air was found in the Vaccination Room (448 CFU.m−3) in the Rural PHCC and in the Waiting Room (420 CFU.m−3) for Urban PHCC. The total coliform contamination level in indoor air was detected only in the Cleaning Supplies Room (4 CFU.m−3) in the Urban PHCC. The most frequent bacteria genera identified was Micrococcus (21% Rural PHCC; 31% Urban PHCC). The surface samples showed the highest total aerobic mesophilic bacterial contamination in the Treatment Room (86 × 103 CFU.m−2) from the Rural PHCC and in the Front Office (200 × 103 CFU.m−2) from the Urban PHCC. The electrostatic dust cloth (EDC) samples showed the highest bacterial load in the Urban PHCC. Total aerobic mesophilic bacterial load in settled dust and in the Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) filter samples in the Urban PHCC (8 CFU.g−1 and 6 × 103 CFU.m−2) presented higher values compared with the Rural PHCC (1 CFU.g−1 and 2.5 × 103 CFU.m−2). Urban PHCC presented higher bacterial airborne contamination compared with the Rural PHCC for the majority of sampling sites, and when compared with the indoor air quality (IAQ) Portuguese legislation it was the Rural PHCC in two sampling places that did not comply with the established criteria.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMonteiro A, Almeida B, Paciência I, Ribeiro E, Carolino E, Viegas C, et al. Bacterial contamination in health care centers: differences between urban and rural settings. Atmosphere. 2021;12(4):450.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/atmos12040450pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/13201
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationProject EXPOsE, nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/4/450pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectPrimary health care centerpt_PT
dc.subjectAirborne bacteriapt_PT
dc.subjectAntibiotic resistance profilept_PT
dc.subjectRural settingpt_PT
dc.subjectUrban settingpt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectProject EXPOsEpt_PT
dc.subjectProject nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)pt_PT
dc.titleBacterial contamination in health care centers: differences between urban and rural settingspt_PT
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oaire.citation.startPage450pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAtmospherept_PT
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