Monitoring of Airborne Fungi in Two General Hospitals in Shiraz, Southern Iran

Hospitalized patients have a potential risk for nosocomial infections.airborne fungi are one of the main causes of fungal infectionsin this group. the objective of this study was to investigatethe concentrations and species of airborne fungi in two generalhospitals in shiraz, southern iran . air samples were collectedfrom high-risk wards, using settle plate method. fungal colonieswere identified, enumerated, and reported . a total of 1075 microbialcolonies were detected, 419 of which were fungi . fungalisolates from two hospitals, belonged to 15 genera. 4.25% ofrooms in hospital a and 16% in hospital b were clean rooms.cladosporium followed by aspergillus spp were the predominantgenus in two hospitals studied. the highest fungal depositionrates were 1016 and 1797 cfu/m2 in emergency and surgeryrooms. monitoring airborne fungi is one of the best waysfor prevention and control of these infections. caring for highriskpatients in hospital rooms has lead to reduced rates of nosocomialfungal infections.