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Table 4 Fungal species recovered in air samples from the operating theaters

From: Mold contamination in a controlled hospital environment: a 3-year surveillance in southern Italy

  

Total CFU count*/year

 

Fungal species

2010

2011

2012

N

%

Aspergillus fumigatus

46

47

51

144

76.2

Paecilomyces lilacinus

 

6

 

6

3.2

Aspergillus flavus

 

14

25

39

20.6

Total

46

67

76

189

100

  1. *The number of CFU counted on cultures of all samples obtained during the study.