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Suehara MB, Silva MCPD. Prevalence of airborne fungi in Brazil and correlations with respiratory diseases and fungal infections. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2023; 28:3289-3300. [PMID: 37971011 DOI: 10.1590/1413-812320232811.08302022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 04/02/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023] Open
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Airborne fungi are dispersed through the air. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of airborne fungi in Brazil and understand the relationship between fungal growth and respiratory diseases and infections. We conducted an integrative literature review of studies conducted in Brazil based on searches of the PubMed, MEDLINE-BIREME, SciELO, and LILACS databases for full-text articles published between 2000 and 2022. The searches returned 147 studies, of which only 25 met the inclusion criteria. The most prevalent genera of airborne fungi in Brazil are Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Curvularia, and Fusarium. The studies were conducted in the states of Maranhão, Ceará, Piauí, Sergipe, Mato Grosso, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Minas Gerais. The findings also show the relationship between fungi and meteorological factors and seasonality, the sensitivity of atopic individuals to fungi, and the main nosocomial mycoses reported in the literature. This work demonstrates the importance of maintaining good microbiological air quality to prevent potential airborne diseases.
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- Marcelo Batista Suehara
- Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana - Unidade PTI. Av. Tarquínio Joslin dos Santos 1000, Polo Universitário. 85870-650 Foz do Iguaçu PR Brasil.
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Belizario JA, Lopes LG, Pires RH. Fungi in the indoor air of critical hospital areas: a review. AEROBIOLOGIA 2021; 37:379-394. [PMID: 34007098 PMCID: PMC8119621 DOI: 10.1007/s10453-021-09706-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Invasive fungal infection is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in neonates, especially in low-birthweight neonates. The contribution of fungi in the indoor air to the incidence of mucocutaneous colonization and to the risk of invasive fungal infection in this population is uncertain. This review aimed to identify and to summarize the best available evidence on the fungal contamination in the indoor air of critical hospital areas with an emphasis on pediatric/neonatal ICUs. Publications from 2005 to 2019 were searched in the databases Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health Search (PubMed), and Latin American Caribbean Health Sciences (LILACS). Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS) were used. Research papers published in Portuguese, English, and Spanish were included. Twenty-nine papers on all continents except Australia were selected. The results showed that the air mycobiota contained several fungal species, notably Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Fusarium, and yeast (Candida) species. The selected papers point out the risks that fungi pose to neonates, who have immature immune system, and describe simultaneous external factors (air humidity, seasonality, air and people flow, use of particulate filters, and health professionals' hand hygiene) that contribute to indoor air contamination with fungi. Improving communication among health professionals is a great concern because this can prevent major health complications in neonates, especially in low-birthweight neonates. The results reinforced the need to monitor environmental fungi more frequently and efficiently in hospitals, especially in neonatal ICUs.
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- Jenyffie A. Belizario
- Universidade de Franca, Av. Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201, Parque Universitário, Franca, São Paulo 14404-600 Brazil
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- Universidade de Franca, Av. Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201, Parque Universitário, Franca, São Paulo 14404-600 Brazil
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- Universidade de Franca, Av. Dr. Armando Salles de Oliveira, 201, Parque Universitário, Franca, São Paulo 14404-600 Brazil
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Mohamed AH, Balbool BA, Abdel-Azeem AM. Aspergillus from Different Habitats and Their Industrial Applications. Fungal Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-67561-5_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sood G, Vaidya D, Dam L, Grubb LM, Zenilman J, Krout K, Khouri-Stevens Z, Bennett R, Blanding R, Riedel S, Milner S, Price LA, Perl TM. A polymicrobial fungal outbreak in a regional burn center after Hurricane Sandy. Am J Infect Control 2018; 46:1047-1050. [PMID: 29609856 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2018.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Revised: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe a polymicrobial fungal outbreak after Hurricane Sandy. DESIGN An observational concurrent outbreak investigation and retrospective descriptive review. SETTING A regional burn intensive care unit that serves the greater Baltimore area, admitting 350-450 burn patients annually. PATIENTS Patients with burn injuries and significant dermatologic diseases such as toxic epidermal necrolysis who were admitted to the burn intensive care unit. METHODS An outbreak investigation and a retrospective review of all patients with non-candida fungal isolates from 2009-2016 were performed. RESULTS A polymicrobial fungal outbreak in burn patients was temporally associated with Hurricane Sandy and associated with air and water permeations in the hospital facility. The outbreak abated after changes to facility design. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest a possible association between severe weather events like hurricanes and nosocomial fungal outbreaks. This report adds to the emerging literature on the effect of severe weather on healthcare-associated infections.
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- Geeta Sood
- The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, MD.
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- The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, MD
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- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
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- The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Division of Microbiology, Baltimore, MD
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- The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery, Baltimore, MD
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- The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Plastic Surgery, Baltimore, MD
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- The Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, MD
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Viegas C, Moreira R, Faria T, Caetano LA, Carolino E, Gomes AQ, Viegas S. Aspergillus prevalence in air conditioning filters from vehicles: Taxis for patient transportation, forklifts, and personal vehicles. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 2018; 74:341-349. [PMID: 29727587 DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2018.1472545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 04/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The frequency and importance of Aspergillus infections is increasing worldwide. This study aimed to assess the occupational exposure of forklifts and taxi drivers to Aspergillus spp. Nineteen filters from air conditioning system of taxis, 17 from forklifts and 37 from personal vehicles were assessed. Filters extract were streaked onto MEA, DG18 and in azole-supplemented media. Real-time quantitative PCR amplification of selected Aspergillus species-complex was also performed. Forklifts filter samples presented higher median values. Aspergillus section Nigri was the most observed in forklifts filters in MEA (28.2%) and in azole-supplemented media. DNA from Aspergillus sections Fumigati and Versicolores was successfully amplified by qPCR. This study enlightens the added value of using filters from the air conditioning system to assess Aspergillus spp. occupational exposure. Aspergillus azole resistance screening should be included in future occupational exposure assessments.
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- Carla Viegas
- H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
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- H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Research Institute for Medicines (iMed.ULisboa), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
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- H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- University of Lisbon Institute of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Lisbon, Portugal
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- H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
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Bassetti M, Garnacho-Montero J, Calandra T, Kullberg B, Dimopoulos G, Azoulay E, Chakrabarti A, Kett D, Leon C, Ostrosky-Zeichner L, Sanguinetti M, Timsit JF, Richardson MD, Shorr A, Cornely OA. Intensive care medicine research agenda on invasive fungal infection in critically ill patients. Intensive Care Med 2017; 43:1225-1238. [PMID: 28255613 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-017-4731-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2017] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe concisely the current standards of care, major recent advances, common beliefs that have been contradicted by recent trials, areas of uncertainty, and clinical studies that need to be performed over the next decade and their expected outcomes with regard to Candida and Aspergillus infections in non-neutropenic patients in the ICU setting. METHODS A systematic review of the medical literature taking account of national and international guidelines and expert opinion. RESULTS Severe invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are becoming increasingly frequent in critically ill patients. Approximately 80% of IFIs are due to Candida spp. and 0.3-19% to Aspergillus spp. Recent observations emphasize the necessity of building a worldwide sentinel network to monitor the emergence of new fungal species and changes in susceptibility. Robust data on the attributable mortality are essential for the design of clinical studies with mortality endpoints. Although early antifungal therapy for Candida has been recommended in patients with risk factors, sepsis of unknown cause, and positive Candida serum biomarkers [β-1 → 3-D-glucan (BDG) and Candida albicans germ tube antibody (CAGTA)], its usefulness and influence on outcome need to be confirmed. Future studies may specifically address the optimal diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for patients with abdominal candidiasis. Better knowledge of the pharmacokinetics of antifungal molecules and tissue penetration is a key issue for intensivists. Regarding invasive aspergillosis, further investigation is needed to determine its incidence in the ICU, its relationship with influenza outbreaks, the clinical impact of rapid diagnosis, and the significance of combination treatment. CONCLUSIONS Fundamental questions regarding IFI have to be addressed over the next decade. The clinical studies described in this research agenda should provide a template and set priorities for the clinical investigations that need to be performed.
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- Matteo Bassetti
- Infectious Diseases Clinic, Santa Maria Misericordia Hospital, University of Udine, Udine, Italy. .,Clinica Malattie Infettive, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Integrata, Presidio Ospedaliero Santa Maria della Misericordia, Piazzale S. Maria della Misericordia, n. 15, 33100, Udine, Italy.
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- Unidad Clínica de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena and Institute of Biomedicine of Seville, IBiS/CSIC/University of Seville, seville, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Service, Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine and Radboud Center for Infectious Diseases, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Critical Care, University Hospital ATTIKON, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hôpital Saint-Louis, ECSTRA Team, Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Paris Diderot Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine at the University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA
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- Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- 1UMR1137-IAMETeam 5, Decision Sciences in Infectious Disease Prevention, Control and Care, Paris Diderot University-Inserm, Sorbonne Paris Cité and 2AP-HP, Medical and Infectious Diseases ICU, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France
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- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, USA
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- Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging-Associated Diseases (CECAD), Clinical Trials Centre Cologne (ZKS Köln), Department I of Internal Medicine, German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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Schweer KE, Jakob B, Liss B, Christ H, Fischer G, Vehreschild MJGT, Cornely OA, Vehreschild JJ. Domestic mould exposure and invasive aspergillosis—air sampling ofAspergillusspp. spores in homes of hematological patients, a pilot study. Med Mycol 2016; 54:576-83. [DOI: 10.1093/mmy/myw007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Rocchi S, Reboux G, Larosa F, Scherer E, Daguindeau E, Berceanu A, Deconinck E, Millon L, Bellanger AP. Evaluation of invasive aspergillosis risk of immunocompromised patients alternatively hospitalized in hematology intensive care unit and at home. INDOOR AIR 2014; 24:652-661. [PMID: 24621176 DOI: 10.1111/ina.12108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 03/06/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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UNLABELLED Contrary to hospital exposure, little is known about the indoor fungal exposure of hematology patients at home. The aim of our study was to investigate the mold exposure of hematology patients both at home and at hospital to assess their invasive aspergillosis (IA) risk. Fungal exposure was assessed by quantifying opportunistic molds at hospital during hospitalization and in homes of 53 hematology patients. IA was diagnosed in 13 of 53 patients and invasive fungal infection (IFI) in one patient. In hospital, no opportunistic species, or low levels of opportunistic species, were found in 98% of weekly controls. Only 2% of hematology intensive care unit (ICU) controls showed a high level of Aspergillus fumigatus spores in corridor air. Five patients IA were hospitalized during these periods. Seven dwellings of 53 (5/14 dwellings of patients with IA/IFI and 2/39 dwellings of non-IA patients) had a percentage of A. fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus to total mold (significant predictor variable of IA/IFI in our study, general linear model, P-value = 0.02) as high as 15%. Maintaining a 'zero Aspergillus' goal at hospital is essential, and establishing specific and individually opportunistic mold monitoring at home could help to further reduce the IA risk through continuous surveillance. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS This study emphasizes the fact that preventive measures should not be aimed only at the hospital setting: among patients diagnosed with invasive aspergillosis/invasive fungal infection (IA/IFI), 5 of 14 (36%) were exposed to opportunistic fungal species at home exclusively. Moreover, four of these five patients were living in homes having the highest percentage of Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus (>15%), one of which had 48% of A. fumigatus. Therefore, our work supports the need for a counselor to carry out an environmental survey in patients’ homes.
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- S Rocchi
- Chrono-Environnement UMR 6249 Research Team, Franche-Comté University, Besançon, France
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Invasive fungal infections have increase worldwide and represent a threat for immunocompromised patients including HIV-infected, recipients of solid organ and stem cell transplants, and patients receiving immunosuppressive therapies. High mortality rates and difficulties in early diagnosis characterize pulmonary fungal infections. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis has been reviewed focussing on therapeutic management. Although new compounds have become available in the past years (i.e., amphotericin B lipid formulations, last-generation azoles, and echinocandines), new diagnostic tools and careful therapeutic management are mandatory to assure an early appropriate targeted treatment that represents the key factor for a successful conservative approach in respiratory fungal infections.
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Making Wise Choices When Incorporating Technology for Infection Control Prevention. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s40506-013-0004-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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