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Background:
Nosocomial fungal infections could arise from independent exposure to airborne spores of filamentous fungi existing in the hospital environment.
Jundishapur Journal of Microbiology
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
e-ISSN 2008-4161
p-ISSN 2008-3645
Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Airborne Microfungi in Indoor and Outdoor Hospital Environments in Khorramabad, Southwest Iran
Authors
1Department of Medical Mycology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, [email protected], IR Iran
2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, IR Iran
3Department of Mycology, Pasteur Institute of Iran, IR Iran
*Corresponding Author: Department of Mycology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-331, [email protected], IR Iran. Tel: +98-2182884505. Fax: +98-2182884555. Email: [email protected]
Published online:Mar 02, 2013
Article type:Research Article
Received:Apr 11, 2012
Accepted:May 27, 2012
How to Cite:Sepahvand A, Shams-Ghahfarokhi M, Allameh A, Razzaghi-Abyaneh M. Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Airborne Microfungi in Indoor and Outdoor Hospital Environments in Khorramabad, Southwest Iran. Jundishapur J Microbiol. 2013;6(2):. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/jjm.5074
Abstract
Objectives:
The present study aimed to determine the mycoflora of indoor and outdoor environments of five major hospitals in Khorramabad, Iran.
Materials and Methods:
Sampling of air was done from indoor and outdoor environments of wards, surroundings and green space of hospitals by settle plate method. To obtain the sample from surfaces, pre-moistened swabs with cotton-tipped sticks were applied on different surfaces (floor, the walls, windows, beds, trolleys, laryngoscope and angiography devices). Culture plates of air and surfaces on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) and Malt Extract Agar (MEA) were incubated in the dark at 28 C and examined daily for fungal colonies for two to three weeks. Fungal isolates were identified by a combination of their macroscopic and microscopic criteria after purification on isolation culture media.
Results:
A total of 707 fungal colonies including,
Conclusions:
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