Airborne Fungi in operation rooms of 13 hospitals in Mashhad

Authors

1 Department of Parasitology & Mycology, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

2 Department of Parasitology and mycology, Emamreza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

3 Professor of Parasitology and mycology, Emamreza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

4 Department of community medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: Airborne fungal spores are the important source of infection inside operation rooms of hospitals and intensive care units. The aim of this study was to identify airborne fungi in operation rooms of hospitals in Mashhad. 
Materials and Methods: This study performed in 13 hospitals in Mashhad during 2017-18. Samples obtained from 104 operation rooms using open plate method for culture. Fungi identified using conventional and molecular methods. The data analyzed by SPSS 16. This paper discuss about the results of conventional methods, only.
Results: From 104 operation rooms, 403 specimens were collected. Aspergillus spp. and Penicillium spp., were the most common isolated fungi. Among the studied hospitals, No: 3 and 11 had the most and the least contaminated operation rooms respectively.
Conclusion: Airborne fungi are present in operation rooms of hospitals in Mashhad, which could be a risk for immunosuppressed patients. A. flavus is the dominant airborne species.

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medical journal of mashhad university of medical sciences
Volume 62, Issue 2
May and June 2019
Pages 1467-1473

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