Microbiological monitoring in individually ventilated cage systems

Susan R Compton; Felix R Homberger; Judy MacArthur Clark

doi:10.1038/laban1104-36

Microbiological monitoring in individually ventilated cage systems

Lab Anim (NY). 2004 Nov;33(10):36-41. doi: 10.1038/laban1104-36.

Authors

Susan R Compton¹, Felix R Homberger, Judy MacArthur Clark

Affiliation

¹ Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. susan.compton@yale.edu

Abstract

Housing rodents in IVC racks has many advantages over conventional cages but also presents unique challenges related to health monitoring. The authors review the issues to consider in design of a sentinel program using IVC systems.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Air Pollution, Indoor / prevention & control*
Animals
Animals, Laboratory / microbiology*
Environmental Microbiology*
Environmental Monitoring / methods*
Environmental Monitoring / standards
Housing, Animal*
Mice
Rats
Ventilation*