Occurrence of Fungi in the Potable Water of Hospitals: A Public Health Threat.
Aspergillus
fungi
hospitals
molds
potable water
public health
Journal
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland)
ISSN: 2076-0817
Titre abrégé: Pathogens
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101596317
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Sep 2020
24 Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
02
09
2020
revised:
18
09
2020
accepted:
22
09
2020
entrez:
29
9
2020
pubmed:
30
9
2020
medline:
30
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Since the last decade, attention towards the occurrence of fungi in potable water has increased. Commensal and saprophytic microorganisms widely distributed in nature are also responsible for causing public health problems. Fungi can contaminate hospital environments, surviving and proliferating in moist and unsterile conditions. According to Italian regulations, the absence of fungi is not a mandatory parameter to define potable water, as a threshold value for the fungal occurrence has not been defined. This study evaluated the occurrence of fungi in potable water distribution systems in hospitals. The frequency of samples positive for the presence of fungi was 56.9%; among them, filamentous fungi and yeasts were isolated from 94.2% and 9.2% of the samples, respectively. The intensive care unit (87.1%) had the highest frequency of positive samples. Multivariable model (
Identifiants
pubmed: 32987845
pii: pathogens9100783
doi: 10.3390/pathogens9100783
pmc: PMC7601515
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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