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Comparison of fungal contamination between hospitals and companies food units

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A descriptive study was developed to compare air and surfaces fungal contamination in ten hospitals’ food units and two food units from companies. Fifty air samples of 250 litres through impaction method were collected from hospitals’ food units and 41 swab samples from surfaces were also collected, using a 10 by 10 cm square stencil. Regarding the two companies, ten air samples and eight surface samples were collected. Air and surface samples were collected in food storage facilities, kitchen, food plating and canteen. Outdoor air was also collected since this is the place regarded as a reference. Simultaneously, temperature, relative humidity and meal numbers were registered. Concerning air from hospitals’ food units, 32 fungal species were identified, being the two most commonly isolated genera Penicillium sp.

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Saúde ambiental Meio hospitalar Contaminação fúngica Unidade alimentar Environmental health Hospital Fungal contamination Company food units

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Viegas C, Almeida M, Ramos C, Sabino R, Veríssimo C, Rosado L. Comparison of fungal contamination between hospitals and companies food units. In Brebbia CA, Longhurst JW, editors. Air pollution XIX. Wessex: WIT Press; 2011.

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WIT Press

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