title: [Comparison between two types of air microorganism sampling].
abstract: The airflow striking sampling was compared with flat utensils sedimentation sampling for collection of air microorganisms. The result showed that air microorganism count with the former method is more efficient than the latter method (P < 0.05). The flat utensils sedimentation sampling only collected larger particles of microorganism so the air microorganism count was not accurate. However, it is still a suitable method in hygiene without other choices. The airflow striking sampling collected more middle and tiny particles for air microorganism than the sedimentation sampling and can accurately show microorganism content in air, so it is an optimal sampling method.
authors.affiliation: First Military University of Nanfang Hospital, Guangzhou.
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Y Q
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000391:Air Microbiology; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods*