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Med Mycol

Title:		The role of occupational Aspergillus exposure in the development of diseases
Author(s):		Sabino R; Verissimo C; Viegas C; Viegas S; Brandao J; Alves-Correia M; Borrego LM; Clemons KV; Stevens DA; Richardson M;
Address:		"Nacional Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge - URSZ- Infectious Diseases Department, Lisbon, Portugal. Instituto de Saude Ambiental, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa. H&TRC- Health & Technology Research Center, ESTeSL- Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saude, Instituto Politecnico de Lisboa. Centro de Investigacao em Saude Publica, Escola Nacional de Saude Publica, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Nacional Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge - Department of Environmental Health, Lisbon, Portugal. Allergy Unit, CUF Descobertas Hospital, Lisbon. The Chronic Diseases Research Center, CEDOC, NOVA Medical School / Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, United States. California Institute for Medical Research, San Jose, California, United States. Mycology Reference Centre, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, University of Manchester, United Kingdom"
Journal Title:		Med Mycol
Year:		2019
Volume:		57
Issue:		Supplement_2
Page Number:		S196 - S205
DOI:		10.1093/mmy/myy090
ISSN/ISBN:		1460-2709 (Electronic) 1369-3786 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Aspergillus spp. have a high nutritional versatility and good growth on a large variety of construction materials. They also colonize soil or food, but decaying vegetation is their primary ecological niche. Therefore, exposure to fungi may occur at home, during hospitalization, during specific leisure activities, or at the workplace. The development of Aspergillus infections depends on the interplay between host susceptibility and the organism. Environments with high counts of fungal elements (conidia, hyphal fragments and others), high levels of bioarerosols, and elevated concentrations of mycotoxins or other volatile organic compounds should be considered as potential hazards, since they may present a risk to the exposed person. Rural tasks as well as work related to wood and food industries, poultries, swineries, waste handling plants, and other occupational environments involving contaminated organic material are among the ones posing higher respiratory risks to the workers. This paper presents a review of several studies related to occupational and indoor exposure to Aspergillus, potential health effects related to that exposure, and associated exposure assessment procedures"
Keywords:		"Aspergillosis/*epidemiology *Environmental Exposure Humans *Occupational Exposure Aspergillus indoor exposure, fungal occupational exposure, Aspergillus-associated diseases, resistance, exposure assessment;"
Notes:		"MedlineSabino, Raquel Verissimo, Cristina Viegas, Carla Viegas, Susana Brandao, Joao Alves-Correia, Magna Borrego, Luis-Miguel Clemons, Karl V Stevens, David A Richardson, Malcolm eng Review England 2019/03/01 Med Mycol. 2019 Apr 1; 57(Supplement_2):S196-S205. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myy090"