%0 Journal Article
%K bioaerosols
%K air washer
%K UV-irradiation
%K MRSA
%K AGI-30 Impinger
%B Berliner und Münchener Tierärztliche Wochenschrift
%C Hannover
%D 2013
%G English
%I Schlütersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
%P 143-148
%R 10.2376/0005-9366-126-143
%T The potential of a new air cleaner to reduce airborne microorganisms in pig house air: preliminary results [engl]
%V 126
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However, when the air washer or the UV-irradiation system was activated, the concentrations of mesophilic aerobic bacteria, methicillin resistant <span class=\"italic\">Staphylococcus aureus<\/span> and mesophilic aerotolerant cocci were reduced significantly (p <br \/> <span class=\"bold\">Keywords:<\/span><br \/> bioaerosols, air washer, UV-irradiation, MRSA, AGI-30 Impinger <br \/><br \/><br \/> <span class=\"bold\">Zusammenfassung<\/span><br \/> Die Entwicklung von technischen L\u00f6sungen zur Reduktion von Bioaerosolen innerhalb eines Stalls oder in der Stallabluft gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. In orientierenden Untersuchungen wurde ein Prototyp eines Luftw\u00e4schers mit anschlie\u00dfender UV-Einheit hinsichtlich seiner Luftentkeimungseffizienz in einem konventionellen Mastschweinestall getestet. F\u00fcr die Luftkeimmessungen wurden Impinger vom Typ AGI-30 eingesetzt. Es konnte keine signifikante Abnahme von luftgetragenen Mikroorganismen beobachtet werden, wenn die unbehandelte Stallluft das Ger\u00e4t passierte. Bei Aktivierung des W\u00e4schers oder der UV-Einheit nahmen die Konzentrationen mesophiler Gesamtbakterien, Methicillin-resistenter <span class=\"italic\">Staphylococcus aureus<\/span> und mesophiler aerotoleranter grampositiver Kokken signifikant (p <br \/> <span class=\"bold\">Schl\u00fcsselw\u00f6rter:<\/span><br \/> Bioaerosole, Luftw\u00e4scher, UV-Strahlung, MRSA, AGI-30-Impinger <\/p>","categories":["Open Access","Tier\u00e4rztliche Wochenschrift","Abostufe BMTW","Fachartikel","Abostufe frei"],"fromDate":"Mar 7, 2013 12:00:00 AM","toDate":"Dec 31, 2050 12:00:00 AM","oldUrls":["http:\/\/vetline.de\/bioaerosols-air-washer-uv-irradiation-mrsa-agi-30-impinger\/150\/3216\/70924","http:\/\/vetline.de\/bioaerosols-air-washer-uv-irradiation-mrsa-agi-30-impinger\/150\/3130\/70924"],"doiLanguage":"englisch","doiProductFormat":"Online","doiPublisher":"Schl\u00fctersche Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG","doiSerialWorkTitle":"Berl. M\u00fcnch. Tier\u00e4rztl. 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A prototype of an air washer combined with a UV-irradiation system was positioned in a commercial pig fattening unit to test its efficiency of reducing culturable airborne microorganisms. No significant reduction in airborne bacteria and fungi was observed when untreated air passed through the device. However, when the air washer or the UV-irradiation system was activated, the concentrations of mesophilic aerobic bacteria, methicillin resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus<\/em> and mesophilic aerotolerant cocci were reduced significantly (p <br> <strong>Keywords:<\/strong><br> bioaerosols, air washer, UV-irradiation, MRSA, AGI-30 Impinger <br><br><br> <strong>Zusammenfassung<\/strong><br> Die Entwicklung von technischen L\u00f6sungen zur Reduktion von Bioaerosolen innerhalb eines Stalls oder in der Stallabluft gewinnt zunehmend an Bedeutung. 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