Microbiological Air Quality in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems of Surgical and Intensive Care Areas: The Application of a Disinfection Procedure for Dehumidification Devices
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. HVAC Systems in Surgical Area 1 (SA1)
2.2. HVAC Systems in Surgical Area (SA2)
2.3. HVAC Systems in the Intensive Care (IC) Unit
2.4. HVAC Systems in the Sub-Intensive (sIC) Unit
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
Hospital Settings
HVAC Systems
Air and Surface Sampling
HVAC System Disinfection
Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Hospital | Months of Samplings | Hvac Systems | Sampling Conditions | Matrix |
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HOSPITAL 1 | September–December 2016 | SA1 SA2 IC sIC | First sampling with RDW in operation | |
May–July 2017 | Second sampling with RDW in operation (24 h after the disinfection) | Air and surfaces | ||
HOSPITAL 2 | April–May 2018 | SA1 SA2 IC sIC | First sampling with RDW in operation | |
July 2018 | Second sampling with RDW in operation (24 h after the disinfection) | Air and surfaces |
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Totaro, M.; Costa, A.L.; Casini, B.; Profeti, S.; Gallo, A.; Frendo, L.; Porretta, A.; Valentini, P.; Privitera, G.; Baggiani, A. Microbiological Air Quality in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems of Surgical and Intensive Care Areas: The Application of a Disinfection Procedure for Dehumidification Devices. Pathogens 2019, 8, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8010008
Totaro M, Costa AL, Casini B, Profeti S, Gallo A, Frendo L, Porretta A, Valentini P, Privitera G, Baggiani A. Microbiological Air Quality in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems of Surgical and Intensive Care Areas: The Application of a Disinfection Procedure for Dehumidification Devices. Pathogens. 2019; 8(1):8. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleTotaro, Michele, Anna Laura Costa, Beatrice Casini, Sara Profeti, Antonio Gallo, Lorenzo Frendo, Andrea Porretta, Paola Valentini, Gaetano Privitera, and Angelo Baggiani. 2019. "Microbiological Air Quality in Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Systems of Surgical and Intensive Care Areas: The Application of a Disinfection Procedure for Dehumidification Devices" Pathogens 8, no. 1: 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens8010008