Can Particulate Air Sampling Predict Microbial Load in Operating Theatres for Arthroplasty?

Can Particulate Air Sampling Predict Microbial Load in Operating Theatres for Arthroplasty?

Several studies have proposed that the microbiological quality of the air in operating theatres be indirectly evaluated by means of particle counting, a technique derived from industrial clean-room technology standards, using airborne particle concentration as an index of microbial contamination. However, the relationship between particle counting and microbiological sampling has rarely been ev...

Aspergillus Air Pollution in Operating Theatres

Aim of this paper is to present the results of a survey, performed in a teaching hospital of Rome, in order to evaluate the fungal air pollution of operating theatres (OTs) in which also high risk patients underwent an operation. The study was performed in 14 OTs. In each OT, 9 air samples were collected, using an active sampler SAS-PBI. Rodac plates with Sabouraud cloramphenicol and nutrient a...

Air sampling procedures to evaluate microbial contamination: a comparison between active and passive methods in operating theatres

BACKGROUND Since air can play a central role as a reservoir for microorganisms, in controlled environments such as operating theatres regular microbial monitoring is useful to measure air quality and identify critical situations. The aim of this study is to assess microbial contamination levels in operating theatres using both an active and a passive sampling method and then to assess if there ...

Radioactive Particulate Air Sampling

Decision-making in operating theatres