Cadernos de saúde pública
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Cadernos de saúde pública · Sep 2002
[Criteria for definition of environmental contamination indicators related to solid waste from health care facilities: a proposal for evaluation].
The objective of this study was to identify target microorganisms as indicators of environmental contamination. The study evaluates the main environmental aspects and epidemiological chain related to such agents. ⋯ The specialists' multidisciplinary background, including professionals from the health field and an environmental microbiologist, helped define environmental contamination indicators by consensus. Pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and hepatitis A and B viruses were specifically identified as capable of environmental survival or resistance.