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Workload, Space, and Personnel of Microbiology Laboratories in Teaching Hospitals
Abstract
The resources needed to operate a microbiology laboratory are known only as rough approximations. In order to gather more information about these resources, a 13-page questionnaire was completed by 50 pathology departments, of which 38 departments provided adequate information about their microbiology sections to permit data analysis. This study reports the results for resource and work load factors and significant regression analyses among these factors for the whole microbiology section and the subsections of aerobic bacteriology, anaerobic bacteriology, mycobacteriology , mycology, parasitology, virology, and antibiotic sensitivity. These data provide a basis for evaluating the current needs of microbiology laboratories and for making projections for the future.
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“Several previous studies found or assumed that crop harvesting can significantly increase the concentrations of airborne bacteria [24,25].”
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“Cotton harvest can be a significant contributor to airborne microbial exposures to farmers and nearby rural communities.”
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Adhikari, A., Banerjee, P., Thornton, T., Jones, D. H., Adeoye, C., & Sherpa, S. (2023) · Microorganisms · doi:10.3390/microorganisms11061561 · Cited by 7
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- Authors
- Elin, R. J., Robertson, E. A., & Sever, G. A.
- Affiliations
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- ORCID
- Robertson, E. Arthur
- Venue
- American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1984-07-01
- Volume
- 82
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 78-84
- ISSN
- 0002-9173 (ISSN-L)
- 1943-7722
- OpenAlex
- W4248725585
- Cited by
- 9
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2017: 1
- FWCI
- 0.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Clinical Pathology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Medical Laboratory Technology › Clinical Laboratory Practices and Quality Control
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Services Management and Policy
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Keywords
- laboratory workload, laboratory space, laboratory workers, teaching hospitals, pathology department, anaerobic bacteriology, mycobacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, resource allocation
- MeSH terms
- Workforce, Equipment Design, Hospital Departments, Hospital Design and Construction, Hospitals, Teaching, Laboratories, Microbiology, Pathology Department, Hospital, Personnel Staffing and Scheduling, Surveys and Questionnaires, Task Performance and Analysis, United States
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