European guidelines for primary antifungal prophylaxis in adult haematology patients: summary of the updated recommendations from the European Conference on …

JA Maertens, C Girmenia… - Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL) updated its
guidelines on antifungal prophylaxis for adults using the grading system of IDSA. The …

A comprehensive review of building materials modified with metal and metal oxide nanoparticles against microbial multiplication and growth

A Ślosarczyk, I Klapiszewska, D Skowrońska… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biological deterioration of construction materials is one of the most significant problems
in their practical application. Providing these products with antimicrobial properties is also a …

Microbial quality assessment of indoor air in a large hospital building during winter and spring seasons

A Asif, M Zeeshan, I Hashmi, U Zahid… - Building and environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Sensitivity of hospital building environment due to presence of potential sources of wide
range of airborne microbes, make it a complex environment. Present study aimed to …

Microbiological indoor air quality of hospital buildings with different ventilation systems, cleaning frequencies and occupancy levels

A Hassan, M Zeeshan - Atmospheric Pollution Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Pathogenic airborne microbes are the potential source of infectious diseases transmission.
This study aimed to investigate and compare the microbial load, composition and …

Indoor and outdoor microbiological air quality in naturally and mechanically ventilated university libraries

A Hassan, M Zeeshan, MF Bhatti - Atmospheric pollution research, 2021 - Elsevier
Microbiological air pollutants ie airborne bacteria and fungi in public libraries are a potential
risk to human health and paper heritage. The present study aims to investigate the variation …

How environmental fungi cause a range of clinical outcomes in susceptible hosts

ST Denham, MA Wambaugh, JCS Brown - Journal of molecular biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental fungi are globally ubiquitous and human exposure is near universal.
However, relatively few fungal species are capable of infecting humans, and among fungi …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne infectious microorganisms

LD Stetzenbach - Encyclopedia of Microbiology, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Inhalation exposes the upper and lower respiratory tracts of humans to a variety of airborne
particles and vapors. Airborne transmission of pathogenic microorganisms to humans from …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne fungal spores and invasive aspergillosis in hematologic units in a tertiary hospital during construction: a prospective cohort study

JH Park, SH Ryu, JY Lee, HJ Kim, SH Kwak… - … Resistance & Infection …, 2019 - Springer
Background Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an opportunistic fungal infection that mostly occurs
in immunocompromised patients, such as those having hematologic malignancy or …

[HTML][HTML] What's New in Prevention of Invasive Fungal Diseases during Hospital Construction and Renovation Work: An Overview

I Mareković - Journal of fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
The goal of the overview was to give insight into the recent data of invasive fungal diseases
(IFDs) associated with construction and renovation in healthcare settings as well as the …

Prevention of healthcare-associated invasive aspergillosis during hospital construction/renovation works

AF Talento, M Fitzgerald, B Redington… - Journal of Hospital …, 2019 - Elsevier
The association between healthcare-associated invasive aspergillosis and hospital
construction/building works is well recognized. This infection can cause significant morbidity …