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13950173

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
1963-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
Over 10,000 airborne microorganisms, isolated from various areas of two hospitals, were characterized according to colonial and microscopic morphology and certain physiological reactions, including penicillin resistance and hemolysis. On the basis of all isolates examined during a 15-month period, 42.6% were gram-positive cocci, 19.2% were gram-positive rods, 14.0% were gram-negative rods, 17.1% were molds, 2.2% were actinomycetes, 1.2% were yeasts, and the remainder were assorted diphtheroids and coccobacillary types. The distribution of types varied according to hospital area, locations within a given area, and level of gross airborne contamination, but did not vary significantly with season of the year. There appeared to be some relationship between contaminant particle size and type of organism associated with the particle. Distribution of penicillin-resistant types differed markedly in different hospital areas, with proportions ranging from 21.4% in surgery areas to 4.3% in incinerator rooms. Of all gram-positive cocci isolated, 34.9% were hemolytic, and 16.4% were penicillin-resistant.
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pubmed:keyword
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
OM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-6919
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
567-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1962
pubmed:articleTitle
Microbiological contamination of hospital air. II. Qualitative studies.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article