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0076/2023 - Airborne fungi prevalence in Brazil and the correlation with respiratory diseases and fungal infections
Prevalência de fungos anemófilos no Brasil e a correlação com doenças respiratórias e infecções fúngicas

Author:

• Marcelo Batista Suehara-Suehara - Suehara-Suehara, M.B - <marcelosuehara@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9631-3372

Co-author(s):

• Mayara Cristina Pinto da Silva - Silva, M.C.P - <mayara.silva@ufma.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1868-6931


Abstract:

Airborne fungi disperse in nature through atmospheric air. The present study aimed to characterize the anemophilous fungal microbiota prevalence in Brazil and to correlate fungal growth with respiratory diseases and infectious conditions. This study is an integrative literature review based on a search in the PUBMED, BIREME, SCIELO and LILACS databases, including Brazilian works published between 2000 and 2022, in Portuguese or English with full text online. The study universe consisted of 147 publications, but only 25 met the inclusion criteria. The most prevalent airborne fungi genera in Brazil are: Aspergillus, Penicillium, Cladosporium, Curvularia and Fusarium. The studies places origin include Maranhão, Ceará, Piauí, Sergipe, Mato Grosso, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Minas Gerais. Also in this article, it was possible to determine the relationship between fungi and meteorological parameters and seasonality, the atopic individuals sensitization to fungi and the main nosocomial mycoses reported in the literature. Therefore, the work demonstrates the importance of maintaining the air microbiological quality to prevent possible airborne diseases.

Keywords:

Fungi. Air microbiology. Brazil.

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Suehara-Suehara, M.B, Silva, M.C.P. Airborne fungi prevalence in Brazil and the correlation with respiratory diseases and fungal infections. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2023/Apr). [Citado em 27/09/2024]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/airborne-fungi-prevalence-in-brazil-and-the-correlation-with-respiratory-diseases-and-fungal-infections/18702



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