The correlation between ATP measurement and microbial contamination of inanimate surfaces

Abstract Background The objective of this study was to determine the correlation between adenosine triphosphate (ATP) measurements and microbial contamination using a standardized method. Secondarily, analyzing reproducibility of ATP measurements and aerobic colony counts (ACC’s) on the same surface...

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Main Authors: Andreas van Arkel, Ina Willemsen, Jan Kluytmans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00981-0