The effects of contamination on biological monitoring.
We investigated the frequency and patterns of biological-monitoring-test contamination and the effect of contamination on the growth of test organisms. Overall, the contamination rate was 0.81%, but the rate of contamination varied significantly by sterilization method. Contamination did not appear to inhibit growth of test organisms.
Kleinegger
C L
CL
Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology, and Medicine, University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City 52242-1001, USA.
Yeager
D L
DL
Huling
J K
JK
Drake
D R
DR
D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001411:Geobacillus stearothermophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards*