The Effects of Contamination on Biological Monitoring

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2001 English Publisher:Cambridge University Press (CUP)Journal:Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, volume 22, pages 391-392 (issn: 0899-823X, eissn: 1559-6834,

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Authors: C L, Kleinegger; D L, Yeager; J K, Huling; D R, Drake;

doi: 10.1086/501922

pmid: 11519922

The Effects of Contamination on Biological Monitoring

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AbstractWe investigated the frequency and patterns of biological-monitoring–test contamination and the effect of contamination on the growth of test organisms. Overall, the contamination rate was 0.81%, but the rate of contamination varied significantly by sterilization method. Contamination did not appear to inhibit growth of test organisms.

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Keywords

Geobacillus stearothermophilus, Equipment Contamination, Humans, Sterilization, Bacillus subtilis, Environmental Monitoring

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