title: Evaluation of ATP bioluminescence assays for potential use in a hospital setting.
abstract: ATP bioluminescence is being applied in hospitals to measure surface contamination. We compared commercial luminometers for detecting the number Staphylococcus aureus associated with surfaces. The data showed that the ATP bioluminescence methods tested were not robust enough to generate quantitative data on bacterial numbers, especially at low concentrations.
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom. z.aiken@eastman.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Zoie A
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Aiken
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pratten
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis*; D058491:Bacterial Load / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D006761:Hospitals; D008163:Luminescent Measurements / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate