The NICU flora: An effective technique to sample surfaces.

Naomi SultanIrina ShchorsMarc V AssousMaskit Bar-Meir

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The gauze pad method for environmental sampling is robust and readily available. The NICU flora is very diverse and is closely related with the infants' flora, therefore it may serve as a reservoir for potential pathogens.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
human health
gram negative
risk assessment
escherichia coli
climate change
staphylococcus aureus
pseudomonas aeruginosa
life cycle
water quality