Indoor airborne fungal pollution in newborn units in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorDemirel R.
dc.contributor.authorSen B.
dc.contributor.authorKadaifciler D.
dc.contributor.authorYoltas A.
dc.contributor.authorOkten S.
dc.contributor.authorOzkale E.
dc.contributor.authorBerikten D.
dc.contributor.authorSamson R.A.
dc.contributor.authorHaliki Uztan A.
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz N.
dc.contributor.authorAbaci Gunyar O.
dc.contributor.authorAydogdu H.
dc.contributor.authorAsan A.
dc.contributor.authorKivanc M.
dc.contributor.authorOzdil S.
dc.contributor.authorSakartepe E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:10:35Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:10:35Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractPathogenic and/or opportunistic fungal species are major causes of nosocomial infections, especially in controlled environments where immunocompromised patients are hospitalized. Indoor fungal contamination in hospital air is associated with a wide range of adverse health effects. Regular determination of fungal spore counts in controlled hospital environments may help reduce the risk of fungal infections. Because infants have inchoate immune systems, they are given immunocompromised patient status. The aim of the present study was to evaluate culturable airborne fungi in the air of hospital newborn units in the Thrace, Marmara, Aegean, and Central Anatolia regions of Turkey. A total of 108 air samples were collected seasonally from newborn units in July 2012, October 2012, January 2013, and April 2013 by using an air sampler and dichloran 18% glycerol agar (DG18) as isolation media. We obtained 2593 fungal colonies comprising 370 fungal isolates representing 109 species of 28 genera, which were identified through multi-loci gene sequencing. Penicillium, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Talaromyces, and Alternaria were the most abundant genera identified (35.14, 25.40, 17.57, 2.70, and 6.22% of the total, respectively). © 2017, Springer International Publishing AG.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1007/s10661-017-6051-y
dc.identifier.issn01676369
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15276
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherSpringer International Publishing
dc.subjectAir Microbiology
dc.subjectAir Pollution, Indoor
dc.subjectAniline Compounds
dc.subjectAnimals
dc.subjectCross Infection
dc.subjectEnvironmental Monitoring
dc.subjectFungi
dc.subjectHospitals
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant, Newborn
dc.subjectNurseries, Hospital
dc.subjectPenicillium
dc.subjectSpores, Fungal
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectAegean Islands
dc.subjectAnatolia
dc.subjectMarmara [Turkey]
dc.subjectThrace
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectAlternaria
dc.subjectAspergillus
dc.subjectCladosporium
dc.subjectFungi
dc.subjectPenicillium
dc.subjectTalaromyces
dc.subjectHospitals
dc.subjectaniline derivative
dc.subjectdicloran
dc.subjectAdverse health effects
dc.subjectControlled environment
dc.subjectCulturable airborne fungi
dc.subjectFungal contamination
dc.subjectIndoor air
dc.subjectNewborn
dc.subjectNosocomial infection
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectatmospheric pollution
dc.subjectfungus
dc.subjecthospital sector
dc.subjectindoor air
dc.subjectair quality
dc.subjectairborne fungus
dc.subjectAlternaria
dc.subjectambient air
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectAspergillus
dc.subjectCladosporium
dc.subjectfungal contamination
dc.subjectnewborn intensive care
dc.subjectPenicillium
dc.subjectseasonal variation
dc.subjectspecies distribution
dc.subjectTalaromyces
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectuniversity hospital
dc.subjectanimal
dc.subjectcross infection
dc.subjectenvironmental monitoring
dc.subjectfungus
dc.subjectfungus spore
dc.subjecthospital
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectindoor air pollution
dc.subjectinfant
dc.subjectmicrobiology
dc.subjectnewborn
dc.subjectnursery
dc.subjectstatistics and numerical data
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectFungi
dc.titleIndoor airborne fungal pollution in newborn units in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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