Comparative surface microbial contamination of a cardboard spacer MDI plus <sup>®</sup> and conventional plastic inhalation devices under simulated repeated use

Ahlam Ismail, Ahmed H. M. Sobh, Hadeer S. Harb, Yasmin M. Madney, Mina Nicola, Raffah Khamis Mahal, Abeer Salah Eldin Mohamed, Mohamed E. A. Abdelrahim

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DOI: 10.1080/02770903.2026.2734969
Published: 2026-09-21
Container: Journal of Asthma
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
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@article{allodium:10.1080/02770903.2026.2734969,
  title = {Comparative surface microbial contamination of a cardboard spacer MDI plus
                    <sup>®</sup>
                    and conventional plastic inhalation devices under simulated repeated use},
  author = {Ahlam Ismail and Ahmed H. M. Sobh and Hadeer S. Harb and Yasmin M. Madney and Mina Nicola and Raffah Khamis Mahal and Abeer Salah Eldin Mohamed and Mohamed E. A. Abdelrahim},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Journal of Asthma},
  doi = {10.1080/02770903.2026.2734969},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2026.2734969}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Comparative surface microbial contamination of a cardboard spacer MDI plus
                    <sup>®</sup>
                    and conventional plastic inhalation devices under simulated repeated use
AU  - Ahlam Ismail
AU  - Ahmed H. M. Sobh
AU  - Hadeer S. Harb
AU  - Yasmin M. Madney
AU  - Mina Nicola
AU  - Raffah Khamis Mahal
AU  - Abeer Salah Eldin Mohamed
AU  - Mohamed E. A. Abdelrahim
PY  - 2026
JO  - Journal of Asthma
DO  - 10.1080/02770903.2026.2734969
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2026.2734969
ER  -

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Ismail, A., Sobh, A. H. M., Harb, H. S., Madney, Y. M., Nicola, M., Mahal, R. K., Mohamed, A. S. E., & Abdelrahim, M. E. A. (2026). Comparative surface microbial contamination of a cardboard spacer MDI plus <sup>®</sup> and conventional plastic inhalation devices under simulated repeated use. Journal of Asthma. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2026.2734969

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