Assessment of Airborne Bacterial and Fungal Communities in Shahrekord Hospitals

Table 1

Mean concentrations of airborne microorganisms (bacteria and fungi) at various wards in the hospitals.

Hospital	Ward	Mean ± SD (CFU/m^3 of air)
Kashani mean ± SD = 132.33 ± 82.70	Female surgery	72.5 ± 20.03
	Male surgery	243.75 ± 40.03
	Burns ward	200 ± 30.32
	Urology	133.75 ± 30.32
	Intensive care unit (ICU)	57 ± 19.32
	Operating room	64.5 ± 6.75
Hajar mean ± SD = 54.30 ± 15.62	Female surgery	62.75 ± 9.33
	Intensive care unit (ICU)	48.75 ± 21.27
	Operating room	43.75 ± 20.32
	Male ward	51.25 ± 17.27
	Infant critical care unit (NICU)	57.50 ± 22.27

A level of significance at p < 0.05. Collected by impingement method.