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<p>The aim of this study was to estimate the susceptibility of <italic>Staphylococcus hominis</italic> bacteria to the bacteriostatic agent in respiratory protective filters. Four types of filter media of different characteristics were tested. The number of bacteria was estimated by a culture-based method. It was proved that in treated filters the number of <italic>S</italic>. <italic>hominis</italic> was significantly reduced, even below the detection limit, while in untreated material bacteria were able to grow and multiply up to 100-fold within 8 hours. There was no correlation between filter structure and changes in the number of bacterial cells.</p>
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The aim of this study was to estimate the susceptibility of Staphylococcus hominis bacteria to the bacteriostatic agent in respiratory protective filters. Four types of filter media of different characteristics were tested. The number of bacteria was estimated by a culture-based method. It was proved that in treated filters the number of S. hominis was significantly reduced, even below the detection limit, while in untreated material bacteria were able to grow and multiply up to 100-fold within 8 hours. There was no correlation between filter structure and changes in the number of bacterial cells.

Survival of Bacteria in Respiratory Protective Filters

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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The aim of this study was to estimate the susceptibility of Staphylococcus hominis bacteria to the bacteriostatic agent in respiratory protective filters. Four...

Survival of Bacteria in Respiratory Protective Filters

Publié en ligne: 28 févr. 2016

Pages: 475 - 477

Reçu: 11 sept. 2012

Accepté: 23 août 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/pjm-2016-475

Mots clés
respiratory protective filters, biostatic agent, treated filters

© 2016 EWA B. MIAŚKIEWICZ-PĘSKA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Survival of Bacteria in Respiratory Protective Filters

Publié en ligne: 28 févr. 2016

Pages: 475 - 477

Reçu: 11 sept. 2012

Accepté: 23 août 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5604/pjm-2016-475

Mots clésrespiratory protective filters, biostatic agent, treated filters

© 2016 EWA B. MIAŚKIEWICZ-PĘSKA et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
respiratory protective filters, biostatic agent, treated filters