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Field validation of a dusting cloth for mycological surveillance of surfaces
Nicoletta Vescia1, Marie-Pierre Brenier-Pinchart, John Frederik Osborn
1Department of Public Health Sciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Via Eudossiana 18, Rome, Italy
American Journal of Infection Control
|September 7, 2010
Abstract:
Efficient monitoring of surfaces for spores of filamentous fungi is essential for detecting minor contamination even when air samples test negative for fungi. This study evaluates and compares a pad prepared using a dusting cloth with Rodac contact plates and humidified swabs for detecting mycological contamination, and concludes that the new method is superior and cheaper.
