Work in nursing homes and occupational exposure to endotoxin and bacterial and fungal species.

ABSTRACT: Indoor microbial exposure may cause negative health effects. Only little is known about the occupational microbial exposure in nursing homes and the factors that influence the exposure. The exposure in nursing homes may be increased due to close contact with elderly persons who may carry infectious or antimicrobial-resistant microorganisms and due to handling of laundry, such as used clothing and bed linen. We investigated the microbial exposure in 5 nursing homes in Denmark, by use of personal bioaerosol samples from different groups of staff members taken during a typical working day, stationary bioaerosol measurements taken during various work tasks, sedimented dust samples, environmental surface swabs, and swabs from staff members' hands. From the samples, we explored bacterial and fun

SUBMITTER: Rasmussen PU 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10410494 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature