Occurrence of Pathogenic and Allergenic Molds in the Outdoor and Indoor Environment of a Major Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology of Aspergillus fumigatus in Kuwait.

ABSTRACT: Aspergilli and other molds are prevalent in the environment and are an important cause of opportunistic infections and seasonal allergies in susceptible patients. This study determined species distribution of various molds in outdoor/indoor air in and around a major hospital and performed antifungal susceptibility testing and molecular fingerprinting of environmental and clinical Aspergillus fumigatus isolates in Kuwait. Sampling for the isolation of molds was performed for a 17-month-period from the water/indoor air of medical/surgical wards/ICUs and outdoor air. Molds were identified by phenotypic characteristics and/or by the PCR-sequencing of rDNA/β-tubulin/calmodulin genes. Antifungal susceptibility testing was done by Etest. Fingerprinting was performed by nine-loci-based micr

SUBMITTER: Asadzadeh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11856096 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature