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| Title |
Identification of airborne microbiota in selected areas in a health-care setting in South Africa
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Microbiology, April 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2180-14-100 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gaofetoge Setlhare, Ntsoaki Malebo, Karabo Shale, Ryk Lues |
| Abstract |
The role of bio-aerosols in the spread of disease and spoilage of food has been described in numerous studies; nevertheless this information at South African hospitals is limited. Attributable to their size, bio-aerosols may be suspended in the air for long periods placing patients at risk of infection and possibly settling on surfaces resulting in food contamination. The aim of the study is to assess the microbial composition of the air in the kitchen and selected wards at a typical district hospital in South Africa. Air samples were collected using the settle plates and an SAS Super 90 air sampler by impaction on agar. These microbial samples were quantified and identified using Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and Analytic Profile Index (API). |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 5 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 40% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 2 | 40% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 60% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 20% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 91 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 91 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 14% |
| Researcher | 11 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 12% |
| Professor | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 16 | 18% |
| Unknown | 23 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 21% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 7 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 8% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 18% |
| Unknown | 26 | 29% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 November 2022.
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#14,433,598
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#1,256
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#113,040
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Microbiology
#20
of 45 outputs
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So far Altmetric has tracked 3,478 research outputs from this source. They receive a mean Attention Score of 4.3. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 63% of its peers.
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