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Carpets

Known as: Carpet, carpeting 
 
National Institutes of Health

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1982-2016
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2017
2017
Comparison of survivability of Staphylococcus aureus and spores of Aspergillus niger on commonly used floor materials.
BACKGROUND The survivability of Staphylococcus aureus and spores of Aspergillus niger was compared on 5 common floor materials… (More)
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2016
2016
Do Carpets Alleviate Stress?
BACKGROUND Owing to increased complexity in the evolution of society, stress has become an important public health problem, and… (More)
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2016
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2016
The survival and inactivation of enteric viruses on soft surfaces: A systematic review of the literature.
BACKGROUND Worldwide, enteric viruses are the main cause of acute gastroenteritis. In humans, these viruses spread via person-to… (More)
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2015
2015
Inactivation of Mold Spores from Moist Carpet Using Steam Vapor: Contact Time and Temperature.
Steam vapor has been shown to reduce viable mold spores in carpet, but the minimal effective temperature and contact time has not… (More)
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2014
2014
High isolation rates of multidrug-resistant bacteria from water and carpets of mosques
OBJECTIVE There is little information regarding the isolation of antimicrobial-resistant potentially pathogenic bacteria from… (More)
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2014
2014
Mold management of wetted carpet.
This study evaluated the growth and removal of fungi on wetted carpet using newly designed technologies that rely on physical… (More)
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2014
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2014
Inactivation of dust mites, dust mite allergen, and mold from carpet.
Carpet is known to be a reservoir for biological contaminants, such as dust mites, dust mite allergen, and mold, if it is not… (More)
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2010
2010
Isolation of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria from carpets of mosques in Tripoli, Libya
OBJECTIVE Isolation of potentially pathogenic bacteria from carpets in hospitals has been reported earlier, but not from carpets… (More)
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1982
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1982
Carpeting in hospitals: an epidemiological evaluation.
Epidemiological and microbiological studies were conducted in a hospital room with carpet (CR) and in one with carpet (NCR… (More)
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