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Fungal biomass detection on HVAC filters as good predictors for viable bioburden

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Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) filters have been successfully used to characterize the bioburden of indoor environments. This passive sampling approach uses the HVAC filters as integrated, long-term samplers of particle-bound contaminants, such as fungi and bacteria. Furthermore, fungal biomass detection as an analyses approach of HVAC filters can be a useful methodology, since molecular based-studies have already linked bioburden to health outcomes. Thus, the aim of this study was to verify if fungal biomass can be a good predictor for bacterial and fungal counts in HVAC filters.

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Project EXPOsE – Establishing protocols to assess occupational exposure to microbiota in clinical settings. Project 02/SAICT/2016 – Project nº 23222.

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Occupational health Occupational exposure HVAC Heating Ventilation Air conditioning Indoor environment Bioburden Bacteria Fungi Primary health care center Portugal Project EXPOsE Project nº 23222 (02/SAICT/2016)

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Viegas C, Almeida B, Monteiro A, Marchand G. Fungal biomass detection on HVAC filters as good predictors for viable bioburden. In: ICEH 2019 – International Congress on Environmental Health, ESTeSL, Lisbon (Portugal), September 25-27, 2019.

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