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Bacterial counts on fabrics: a comparative study of three methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

Jan Hoborn  and
Bertil Nyström
Jan Hoborn
Affiliation:
Hospital Products Division, Mölnlycke AB, S-435 01 Mölnlycke, Sweden
Bertil Nyström
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Hnddinge University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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One contact plate and two homogenization methods have been compared for efficiency in assessing the bacterial contamination of fabrics with high or low, natural or artificial contamination. The contact plate method resulted in considerably lower counts than any of the homogenization methods, which closely resembled one another. One of these, utilizing a Stomacher 400®, was found to be more practical, and is therefore recommended for counting bacteria on fabrics.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 95 , Issue 2 , October 1985 , pp. 403 - 407
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1985

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