Concentration of the genera Aspergillus, Eurotium and Penicillium in 63-μm house dust fraction as a method to predict hidden moisture damage in homes

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Baudisch, Christoph ^a   Assadian, Ojan ^b   Kramer, Axel ^c  

^a State Health and Social Office of Mecklenburg Pomerania   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ALLERGY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESTRUCTION; EUROTIUM; EVALUATION; FUNGUS; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; HOUSE DUST; HUMIDITY; INFECTION; METHODOLOGY; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM; SAMPLE; TECHNIQUE; BACTERIAL COUNT; DUST; FUNGUS SPORE; HOUSING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

WATER;

ASPERGILLUS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DUST; EUROTIUM; HOUSING; PENICILLIUM; SPORES, FUNGAL; WATER;

EID: 69049089860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-247     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Indoor mould development and dispersal. MR McGinnis, Med Mycol 2007 45 1 9 10.1080/13693780600928495 17325938
2. Moulds in indoor environments and respiratory diseases. D Charpin, Rev Mal Respir 2007 24 246 7 17347615
3. Moulds and asthma: time for indoor climate change? A Woodcock, Thorax 2007 62 745 6 10.1136/thx.2007.079699 17726167
4. The effect on patients with asthma of eradicating visible indoor mould - a randomised controlled trial. ML Burr IP Matthews RA Arthur HL Watson C Gregory FD Dunstan SR Palmer, Thorax 2007 62 767 71 10.1136/thx.2006.070847 17389753
5. Indoor fungi levels in homes of children with and without allergy history. S Jovanovic A Felder-Kennel T Gabrio B Kouros B Link V Maisner I Piechotowski KH Schick M Schrimpf U Weidner I Zöllner M Schwenk, Int J Hyg Environ Health 2004 207 369 78 10.1078/1438-4639-00302 15471101
6. Measurement of indoor air pollution - Sampling of house dust. Guideline VDI 4300 Part 8, Beuth, Berlin 2001
7. Belastung der Umweltmedien Teil 2: Innenraumluft - Hausstaub. W Butte B Heinzow D Hensen G Petzold, Praktische Umweltmedizin - Klinik, Methoden, Arbeitshilfen - Springer, Berlin 1/2001 Bd. 3, Beyer A, Eis D, (eds)
8. Biological Particles in Indoor Environment (EUR 14988 EN). Commission of the European Communities (CEC), Report No. 12 ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg 1993 22 34
9. Erste Ergebnisse eines modifizierten Hausstaubmessverfahrens zur quantitativen und qualitativen Bewertung von Schimmelpilzen. C Baudisch H Sadek M v Stenglin, Umweltmed Forsch Prax 2001 6 265 74
10. Measurements of viable spores and fungal allergen concentrations in the homes of allergic patients. B Flückiger D Bruggmann C Monn, Proceedings of the Indoor Air 99 Conference Edinburgh 1999 1 914 9
11. Comparison of airborne culturable fungi in moldy and non-moldy buildings. PR Morey, Proceedings of the Indoor Air 99 Conference Edinburgh 1999 2 524 8
12. The concentrations of mixed populations of fungi in indoor air: rooms with and without mould problems; rooms with and without health complaints. K Klanova H Drahonovska, Proceedings of the Indoor Air 99 Conference Edinburgh 1999 1 920 4
13. Pilzsporenbelastung in Wohnräumen - Ortsaugenschein und Sporenmessungen im Vergleich. H Moshammer HP Hutter M Neuberger, Umweltmed Forsch Prax 2000 5 227 32
14. Identification and prevalence of culturable mesophilic microfungi in house dust from 100 Danish homes. Comparison between airborn and dust-bound fungi. S Gravesen, Allergy 1978 33 268 72 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1978.tb01547.x 362974
15. Demonstration of microorganisms and dust in schools and offices. S Gravesen L Larsen F Gyntelberg P Skov, Allergy 1986 41 520 5 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1986.tb00337.x 3789333
16. Comparison of the media DG 18 and V8-juice agar for the detection and isolation of fungi in house dust. ES Van Reenen-Hoekstra RA Samson AP Verhoeff, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Helsinki 1993 4 914 9
17. Fungal propagules in house dust. I. Comparison of analytic methods and their value as estimators of potential exposure. AP Verhoeff ES van Reenen-Hoekstra RA Samson B Brunekreef JH van Wijnen, Allergy 1994 49 533 6 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1994.tb01125.x 7825720
18. Fungal propagules in house dust. II. Relation with residential characteristics and respiratory symptoms. AP Verhoeff JH van Wijnen ES van Reenen-Hoekstra RA Samson RT van Strien B Brunekreef JH van Wijnen, Allergy 1994 49 540 7 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1994.tb01126.x 7825721
19. Is dust sampling a good surrogate for exposure to airborne fungi? G Chew M Muilenberg D Gold HA Burge, J Allergy and Clin Immunol 1996 97 419 10.1016/S0091-6749(96)81166-3
20. Comparison of seasonal fungal prevalence in indoor and outdoor air and in house dusts and dwellings in one north-east American county. P Ren TM Jankun BP Leaderer, J Expos Anal Environ Epidemiol 1999 9 560 8 10.1038/sj.jea.7500061
21. Prevalence and determinants of house dust mite allergens in East German homes. T Hirsch U Range KU Walter B Hederer S Lässig G Frey W Leupold, Clin Exp Allergy 1998 28 956 64 10.1046/j.1365-2222.1998.00340.x 9756199
22. Composition of fungal flora in mold problem houses determined with four different methods. A Hyvärinen T Reponen T Husman J Ruuskanen A Nevalainen, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Helsinki 1993 4 273 8
23. Unterscheidung von Schimmel- und Nichtschimmelwohnungen anhand von Sporen aus Hausstaubproben - Ergebnisse einer Feldstudie im Großraum Berlin. H Schleibinger D Laußmann D Eis H Samwer A Nickelmann H Rüden, Umweltmed Forsch Prax 2004 9 363 76
24. House dust in seven Danish offices. L Mølhave T Schneider SK Kjrgaard L Larsen S Norn O Jørgensen, Atmos Environ 2000 34 4767 79 10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00104-7
25. Indoor viable mould spores in two German cities. A Koch KJ Heilemann W Bischof J Heinrich HE Wichmann, Proceedings of the Indoor Air 99 Conference Edinburgh 1999 1 S396 401
26. Dustborn and airborne fungal propagules represent a different spectrum of fungi with differing relations to home characteristics. GL Chew C Rogers HA Burge ML Muilenberg DR Gold, Allergy 2003 58 13 20 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2003. 00013.x 12580801
27. Comparison of two dust collection methods for reservoir indoor allergens and endotoxin on carpets and mattresses. K Wickens J Lane R Siebers T Ingham J Crane, Indoor Air 2004 14 217 22 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2004.00253.x 15104790
28. Occurrence of toxigenic aspergillus versicolor isolates and sterigmatocystin in carpet dust from damp indoor environments. S Engelhart A Loock D Skutlarek H Saguski A Lommel H Färber M Exner, Appl Envir Microbiol 2002 68 3886 90 10.1128/AEM.68.8.3886-3890.2002
29. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis of fungi in dust from homes of infants who developed idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhaging. SJ Vesper M Varma LJ Wymer DG Dearborn J Sobolewski RA Haugland, J Occup Environ Med 2004 46 596 601 10.1097/01.jom.0000128160.17144.6e 15213523
30. Cleaning for improved indoor air quality: An initial assessment of effectiveness. DL Franke EC Cole KE Leese KK Foarde MA Berry, Indoor Air 1997 7 41 54 10.1111/j.1600-0668.1997.t01-3-00006.x
31. Schimmelpilze im Hausstaub - Probenahme und Bestimmung. T Gabrio I Dill C Trautmann U Weidner, Bundesgesundheitsbl. Gesundheitsforsch Gesundheitsschutz 2005 48 21 8 10.1007/s00103-004-0965-6
32. Hintergrundkonzentrationen von Schimmelpilzen in Hausstaub. Erhebung von Schimmelpilzkonzentrationen in Wohnungen ohne bekannte Schimmelschäden in 3 Regionen Deutschlands. C Trautmann T Gabrio I Dill U Weidner, Bundesgesundheitsbl. Gesundheitsforsch Gesundheitsschutz 2005 48 29 35 10.1007/s00103-004-0960-y
33. Schimmelpilze in Luft - Probenahme und Bestimmung. T Gabrio I Dill C Trautmann U Weidner, Bundesgesundheitsbl. Gesundheitsforsch Gesundheitsschutz 2005 48 3 11 10.1007/s00103-004-0962-9
34. Hintergrundkonzentrationen von Schimmelpilzen in Luft. Erhebung von Schimmelpilzkonzentrationen in Wohnungen ohne bekannte Schimmelschäden in 3 Regionen Deutschlands. C Trautmann T Gabrio I Dill U Weidner C Baudisch, Bundesgesundheitsbl. Gesundheitsforsch Gesundheitsschutz 2005 48 12 20 10.1007/s00103-004-0966-5
35. Allergenic and toxigenic microorganisms in houses. B Flannigan EM McCabe R McGarry, J Appl Bacteriol 1991 70 61 73
36. Health implications of fungi in indoor environments. An overview. B Flannigan JD Miller, Health Implications of Fungi in Indoor Environments Amsterdam, Elsevier, Samson RA, Flannigan B, Flannigan ME, et al, 1994 3 28
37. A pilot study on airborn microorganisms in Danish classrooms. H Würz J Kildesø HW Meyer JB Nielsen, Proceedings of the Indoor Air 99 Conference Edinburgh 1999 1 316 21
38. Toxigenic indoor actinomycetes and fungi case study. J Peltola M Andersson T Haahtela H Mussalo-Rauhamaa M Salkinoja-Salonen, Proceedings of the Indoor Air 99 Conference Edinburgh 1999 2 560 1
39. ISO/DIS 16000-17:2006 Indoor air - Part 17: Detection and enumeration of moulds - Culture-based method. VDI guideline, ICS: 13.040.20, Beuth-Verlag 2006
40. Introduction to Food- and Airborne Fungi. RA Samson ES Hoekstra JC Frisvad O Filtenborg, ISBN 90-70351-42-0 Utrecht: Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures 6 2002 389
41. Atlas of clinical fungi. GS Hoog J Guarro, ISBN 90-70351-43-9 Utrecht-Reus, CBS/Universitat Rovira I Virgili éd 2000 1126
42. Compendium of soil fungi. KH Domsch W Gams TH Anderson, London: Academic Press 1980
43. A Laboratory Guide to Common Penicillium Species. J Pitt, Food Science Australia ISBN: 0643 04837 5
44. Studies in Mycology 49; Penicillium subgenus Penicillium: new taxonomic schemes, mycotoxins and other extrolites. RA Samson JC Frisvad, Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures Utrecht, P.O. Box 85167, 3508 AD Utrecht, ISBN 90-70351-53-6.igure 2004
45. Dust weight and asthma prevalence in the national survey of lead and allergens in housing (NSLAH). L Elliott SJ Arbes Jr ES Harvey RC Lee PM Salo RD Cohn SJ London DC Zeldin, Environ Health Perspect 2007 115 215 220 17384767
46. Hydrophilic Fungi and Ergosterol Associated with Respiratory Illness in a Water-Damaged Building. JH Park JM Cox-Ganser K Kreiss SK White CY Rao, J Occup Environ Hyg 2005 2 481 492 10.1080/15459620500252860 16109703
47. Fungal Spores: Hazardous to Health? WG Sorenson, Environ Health Perspect 1999 107 suppl 3 469 472 10423389
48. Quantifizierung von 7 Mykotoxinen in Hausstaub mittels HPLC-MS/MS und MSn-Screening nach Schimmelpilzmarkern sowie weiteren Toxinen. H Ertl C Portner V Plegge T Teutenberg J Türk W Butte, ANAKON 2007 http://www.ertl-net.de/ umwelt/publications.html