Environmental monitoring

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Assay

Environmental monitoring

Key Words

EM

Specimen Collection

Water from specific facilities within the hospital

Turnaround Time

2-8 days

Test Indications

Microbial monitoring of the inanimate environment can be used to detect the presence of specific nosocomial pathogens, and also to evaluate the efficacy of routine cleaning and disinfection practices by providing benchmark data.

Limitation/Interference

N/A

Reference Range

N/A

Analytical Error

N/A

Reference Change Value

N/A