Bacterial bioburden in hospital environment

Monteiro, Ana; Cabo Verde, Sandra

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Bacterial bioburden in hospital environment

2017-10Book part

dc.contributor.author	Monteiro, Ana
dc.contributor.author	Cabo Verde, Sandra
dc.date.accessioned	2017-10-20T16:45:10Z
dc.date.available	2017-10-20T16:45:10Z
dc.date.issued	2017-10
dc.description.abstract	Hospital buildings may be regarded as dynamic environments affected by season, weather conditions, indoor ventilation system design and operation, the intrusion of moisture, outdoor microbial load and the number of occupants, visitors and human activities. Airborne microorganisms, such as bacteria, can originate not only from humans (including patients), but can also be spawned by various indoor hospital characteristics and outdoor environmental sources. These factors may be associated with conditions for microbial growth, leading to bacterial air pollution. Poor hospital indoor air quality may cause hospital-acquired infections, sick hospital syndrome, and various occupational hazards. Therefore, ensuring effective disinfection procedures and regular monitoring measures of hospital environment is essential for microbial control by detecting the irregular introduction of airborne particles via clothing of visitors and medical staff or carriage by personal and medical materials. Achieving a satisfactory microbial control in hospitals environment is thus a multidisciplinary challenge for healthcare professionals, hospital managers, and occupational health.	pt_PT
dc.description.version	info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Monteiro A, Cabo-Verde S. Bacterial bioburden in hospital environment. In: Viegas C, Viegas S, Gomes AQ, Täubel M, Sabino R, editors. Exposure to microbiological agents in indoor and occupational environments. Springer; 2017. p. 321-8.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/978-3-319-61688-9_15	pt_PT
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-319-61688-9
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7435
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-61688-9_15	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Bacterial bioburden	pt_PT
dc.subject	Hospital environment	pt_PT
dc.subject	Indoor air	pt_PT
dc.subject	Occupational health	pt_PT
dc.title	Bacterial bioburden in hospital environment	pt_PT
dc.type	book part
dspace.entity.type	Publication
oaire.citation.endPage	328	pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage	321	pt_PT
rcaap.rights	restrictedAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	bookPart	pt_PT