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Evaluation of ATP Bioluminescence Assays for Potential Use in a Hospital Setting

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Zoie A. Aiken ,
Michael Wilson  and
Jonathan Pratten
Zoie A. Aiken*
Affiliation:
Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
Michael Wilson
Affiliation:
Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
Jonathan Pratten
Affiliation:
Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, London, United Kingdom
*
Division of Microbial Diseases, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, 256 Gray's Inn Road, London, WCIX 8LD, United Kingdom, (z.aiken@eastman.ucl.ac.uk)
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Extract

ATP bioluminescence is being applied in hospitals to measure surface contamination. We compared commercial luminometers for detecting the number Staphylococcus aureus associated with surfaces. The data showed that the ATP bioluminescence methods tested were not robust enough to generate quantitative data on bacterial numbers, especially at low concentrations.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 5 , May 2011 , pp. 507 - 509
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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