Fungal contamination of bedding

Short communication Fungal contamination of bedding

Asthma prevalence has increased progressively over the past three decades in the UK. Numerous theories have been promulgated including the hygiene hypothesis, additional exposure to house dust mite etc., none of which have been substantiated on detailed study. An association with fungal exposure is less well studied. It is often assumed that such exposures generally occur outside, apart from mo...

Fungal contamination of cervical sponges.

The advantages of this system are. (1) Should the patient in a capsule require attention during treatment he is accessible without undergoing complete decompression. (2) The treatment of one patient can be controlled without interrupting that of others. (3) A capsule can remain empty while the others are in use, so that scrupulous cleaning can be performed after use by an infected patient. (4) ...

Fungal contamination of food in hematology units.

The prevalence of thermotolerant fungi on non-heat-sterilizable food was determined. Aspergillus spp. were noted in 100% of pepper and regular tea samples, 12 to 66% of fruits, 27% of herbal teas, and 20% of freeze-dried soup samples. All soft cheese samples were contaminated by Geotrichum and yeast (Candida norvegensis) but Candida albicans was never identified.

Fungal Contamination on the Artificial Diet

Fungi of the genusAspergillus werea continuing problem on the newly developed eldana diet in multicell trays. Various control attempts are outlined. They include hygiene practises, adjustment of dietary pH, and incorporation of the fungicides benomyl, mancozeb, captab, methyl paraben and sodium propionate into the diet. Treatment of the corn cob grits used for larval inoculation was also invest...

Controlling fungal contamination in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii cultures.