Assessment of the microbial contamination of mechanical protection gloves used on waste sorting industry: A contribution for the risk characterization.
Aspergillus spp.
Hepatocellular carcinoma cell line
Mechanical protection gloves
Microbial contamination
Mycotoxins
Swine kidney monolayer cell line
Journal
Environmental research
ISSN: 1096-0953
Titre abrégé: Environ Res
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0147621
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
10 2020
10 2020
Historique:
received:
28
04
2020
revised:
24
06
2020
accepted:
24
06
2020
entrez:
27
9
2020
pubmed:
28
9
2020
medline:
15
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In Portugal, mechanical protection gloves (MPG) are of mandatory use and during their use sweat is released and, consequently, the humidity of the material increases leading to conditions favorable to the growth of microorganisms. However, no studies have been conducted in MPG to assess the bioburden. This study intended to determine the bioburden present in MPG and their biological effects, and to discuss the possibility to use MPG as a passive method to assess occupational exposure to microbial contamination. Fungal burden was characterized through molecular tools for fungal toxigenic species, and antifungal resistance and mycotoxins profiles were determined. Cell viability was determined in swine kidney (SK) monolayer and hepatocellular carcinoma (Hep G2) cell lines. All MPG samples presented Gram-negative bacteria. The fungal contamination ranged from 0 CFU.m
Identifiants
pubmed: 32979993
pii: S0013-9351(20)30776-3
doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109881
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Mycotoxins
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
109881Informations de copyright
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