Aspergillus species in indoor environments and their possible occupational and public health hazards

B Mousavi; M T Hedayati; N Hedayati; M Ilkit; S Syedmousavi

doi:10.18869/acadpub.cmm.2.1.36

Aspergillus species in indoor environments and their possible occupational and public health hazards

Curr Med Mycol. 2016 Mar;2(1):36-42. doi: 10.18869/acadpub.cmm.2.1.36.

Authors

B Mousavi^{1

2}, M T Hedayati^{1

2}, N Hedayati³, M Ilkit⁴, S Syedmousavi^{5

6

7

1}

Affiliations

¹ Invasive Fungi Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
² Department of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
³ Ramsar International Branch, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
⁴ Division of Mycology, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Çukurova, Adana, Turkey.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus MC, the Netherlands.
⁶ Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud UMC, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
⁷ Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious, Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, United States of America.

Abstract

The genus Aspergillus, which consists of a few hundred opportunistic mold species found in various climatic conditions, causes diseases including localized infections, fatal diseases, allergic responses, and inhaled conidia in humans. Herein, we present an overview of the most common diseases and allergic infections caused by Aspergillus species and their associated health hazards in various indoor environments worldwide.

Keywords: Allergen; Aspergillus; Indoor environments; Public health hazards.

Publication types

Review