Increased prevalence of indoor Aspergillus and Penicillium species is associated with indoor flooding and coastal proximity: a case study of 28 moldy buildings

Author:

Omebeyinje Mayomi H.1,Adeluyi Adewale2,Mitra Chandrani1,Chakraborty Paramita3,Gandee Gregory M.4,Patel Nalit5,Verghese Bindhu6,Farrance Christine E.6,Hull Matthew78ORCID,Basu Paramita9ORCID,Lee Kwonmoo10ORCID,Adhikari Atin11ORCID,Adivar Burcu12,Horney Jennifer A.13ORCID,Chanda Anindya1214ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA

2. Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

3. PPD, Wilmington, NC, USA

4. ServiceMaster NCR, Alexandria, VA, USA

5. All Solutions Inc., Livingston, NJ, USA

6. Microbial Solutions, Charles River Laboratories, Newark, DE, USA

7. NanoSafe, Inc., Blacksburg, VA, USA

8. Virginia Tech National Center for Earth and Environmental Nanotechnology Infrastructure (NanoEarth), Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS), Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

9. Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, Touro College of Pharmacy, New York, NY, USA

10. Vascular Biology Program and Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

11. Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA

12. Broadwell College of Business and Economics, Fayetteville State University, NC, USA

13. Epidemiology Program, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA

14. Mycologics LLC, Alexandria, VA, USA

Abstract

Indoor dampness causes mold growth. The likelihood of such molds being clinically relevant Aspergillus and Penicillium spp. is higher in coastal homes with history of indoor flooding. Fungal surveillance in flood prone homes is therefore critical.

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health,Environmental Chemistry,General Medicine

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