Volume 8, Issue 29 And 30 (4-1999)                   JGUMS 1999, 8(29 And 30): 56-62 | Back to browse issues page

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. Hedayati M, Mohammad Pour R. A Survey of the Mycological Contamination of the Air and the Equipment of Operating Room. JGUMS 1999; 8 (29 and 30) :56-62
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During August and September, 1994, 158 exposed agar plates and 242 specimens of equipment were collected throughout operating rooms of 17 hospitals. 100% plates were positive for fungal growth. 5305 colonies with 23 different types of fungi were isolated. Cladosporium, (62.15%), Aspergillus (9.67%), Alternaria (8.88%) and penicillium (6.84%) were the commonest fungi in the present study. Absidia and Ulocladium (0.02%) were uncommonest. And the commonest yeast-like from fungi was yeast (68%). At G hospital, the percentage of the isolated colonies (15.68%) were more than the other hospital. The most and the least colonies were isolated from air (29.44%) and laryngoscope (4. 02%), respectivly. Medicine cabinet (22.03%) was the most contamiated equipment of operating rooms
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Received: 2019/03/5 | Accepted: 2019/03/5 | Published: 2019/03/5

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