Monitoring indoor airborne fungi and bacteria in the different areas of Trakya University Hospital, Edirne, Turkey

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dc.authoridASAN, Ahmet/0000-0002-4132-3848
dc.authorwosidASAN, Ahmet/AAG-4792-2019
dc.contributor.authorSarica, S
dc.contributor.authorAsan, A
dc.contributor.authorOtkun, MT
dc.contributor.authorTure, M
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T11:07:09Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T11:07:09Z
dc.date.issued2002
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this investigation was to monitor monthly the densities and distribution of indoor airborne fungi and bacteria in 6 different areas of Trakya University Hospital (Edirne, Turkey). Areas monitored were an operating theatre, birthing-room, emergency department, service area for infectious diseases, intensive care unit and the canteen. Our method was to expose Petri dishes which contained rose-bengal streptomycin agar and 5% sheep-blood agar media to room air for 10-min periods. Samples were collected at 1-month intervals from September 2000 to February 2001. A total of 156 microfungal and 535 bacterial colonies were counted on 144 plates. During a 6-month period, 10 bacterial genera (Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Corynebacterium, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Listeria, Micrococcus, Propionibacteria, Staphylococcus and Streptococcus)7 fungal genera (Altemaria, Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Paecilomyces, Penicillium, Scopulariopsis and Trichothecium) and 33 fungal species were isolated from the hospital air. Penicillium loliense, P. melinii and P. phoeniceum were newly recognised species for Turkey. Some bacterial species such as coagulase-negative Staphylococcus, Micrococcus and Corynebacterium spp. were predominant (percentages of colonies counted were 72.2, 10.7 and 8.8%, respectively). Cladosporium and Penicillium were the most prevalent fungal genera. Cladosporium was predominant in September, November and February, Alternaria in October and December and Penicillium in January. Staphylococcus spp. was the most common bacterial species in all months. Statistical analyses (regression with optimal scaling test) were applied to the data.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1420326X0201100505
dc.identifier.endpage292en_US
dc.identifier.issn1420-326X
dc.identifier.issn1423-0070
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0036439811en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage285en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1420326X0201100505
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/21930
dc.identifier.volume11en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000180035000005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofIndoor And Built Environmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectIndoor Airen_US
dc.subjectFungien_US
dc.subjectBacteriaen_US
dc.subjectNosocomial Infectionsen_US
dc.subjectMonthly Distributionen_US
dc.subjectMicrobial Densityen_US
dc.subjectNosocomial Infectionsen_US
dc.subjectMicroorganismsen_US
dc.subjectSporesen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectAiren_US
dc.subjectAspergillosisen_US
dc.subjectOutdooren_US
dc.subjectDusten_US
dc.subjectCityen_US
dc.titleMonitoring indoor airborne fungi and bacteria in the different areas of Trakya University Hospital, Edirne, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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