Indoor Aeromycological Studies in Primary Health Centers In Amravati District Maharashtra, India

Abstract

Rasika Dipakrao Vaidya and N H Shahare

An aeromycological studies verifies the presence of air born fungi. It is very important to study fungal propagules in hospitals and health centres in context to Covid-19 pandemics. In the present research attempts were made to determine aeromycoflora of indoor environment of two Primary Health Centers (PHC1 and PHC2) in rural places of Amravati Dis- trict in Maharashtra state in India. The samples were collected in the month of December 2022 and February 2023. The petriplate exposure method was used for the isolation of fungal mycoflora . In December 2022 Cladosporium cladospori- oide and Aspergillus Niger shows the highest percent contribution while Mucor haemulids Fusarium spa and ,Uvularia lunate shows moderate percent of contribution in indoor environment of both PHCs .In month of February2023 Clad- osporium cladosporioide shows dominance in both the PHCs and Aspergillus Niger, Mucor haemulids and Alternaria alternate were reported in moderate concentration. Some of these fungal species were reported as human pathogens.

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