Hospital airborne microbial pollution in a desert country

摘要

The level of airborne microbes in hospitals is unknown in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). An investigation of the quantity an quality of airborne microbes in Al-Ain hospital, UAE, was carried out to establish standards for future reference. Using a bacteria mechanical air sampler, microbiological samples were collected from different hospital units. The bacterial and fungal isolates were enumerated and identified. The variables were coded, entered, and processed by the statistical packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) with p<0.05 considered the cutoff point.