Fungal spores in the homes of asthmatic patients in Zaria, Nigeria.
The homes of asthmatic patients and nonasthmatic control group who worked on or lived near an irrigated farm were sampled over a 3-month period. Of a total of 21 genera isolated, 17 were from the indoor air in the patients' homes, 10 from the homes of the control group, and 18 from the air over the farm. Penicillium and Aspergillus species were dominant in the indoor spora while Gliocladium and Curvularia species were most common on the farm. There was significant correlation between the airborne genera encountered in the homes of patients and the farm sites.
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Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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D000328:Adult; D000391:Air Microbiology; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D003904:Mitosporic Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D010407:Penicillium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology; D012423:Rural Health; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology