Technical note: The effect of different incubation temperatures on the recovery of Aspergillus species from hospital air - 29/11/12
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.029
Cristiane Boff, PharmD, MSc a, Caroline P. Brun, MD, MSc a, b, Diogo Miron, PharmD, MSc c, Barbara C.D.A. Zoppas, PharmD, PhD c, Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, MD, PhD a, b, d, ⁎ 
a Postgraduation Program in Pulmonary Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
b Santa Casa de Porto Alegre Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil
c University of Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, Brazil
d Department of Basic Health Sciences, Federal Health Sciences University of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Porto Alegre, Brazil
Address correspondence to Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, MD, PhD, Molecular Biology Laboratory, Santa Casa Complexo Hospitalar, Hospital Dom Vicente Scherer, 8 Andar, Av Independencia 155, Porto Alegre 90035-075, Brazil.Abstract |
Environmental air monitoring is a common practice in many institutions. However, the methodology involved in different studies has not been standardized, with most centers incubating samples at room temperature. Here we demonstrate that the incubation of plates at 35-40°C facilitates growth of Aspergillus section Fumigati, the most important pathogenic mold in humans. We examine the implications of these findings.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Air sampling, Aspergillus, Environmental monitoring, Fungi
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