Exposure to microbiological agents in indoor and occupational environments

This book intends to provide information about detection and health effects due to bacteria, fungi and viruses in indoor environments. The book will cover also information about preventive and protective measures to avoid health-hazardous. Case studies will be also addressed to enrich the book with...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Viegas, Carla Sofia Costa (Editor), Viegas, Susana (Editor), Gomes, Anita (Editor), Täubel, Martin (Editor), Sabino, Raquel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
Physical Description:
1 online resource.
Subjects:
Medical microbiology.
Microbial contamination.
Microbial ecology.
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Contents:
  • Foreword
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Contents
  • Part I: Indoor Exposure to Microorganisms with Emphasis on Occupational Environments
  • 1 Occupational Fungal Exposure in the United States
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Dimorphic Fungal Pathogens
  • 1.2.1 Histoplasmosis
  • 1.2.2 Blastomycosis
  • 1.2.3 Coccidioidomycosis
  • 1.3 Subcutaneous Fungal Infections
  • 1.4 Cutaneous Fungal Infections
  • 1.5 Other Occupational Fungal Hazards
  • 1.6 Conclusions
  • References
  • 2 Bacteria in Indoor and Occupational Settings
  • 2.1 Introduction to Prokaryotes.
  • 2.1.1 Intro2.1.2 Archaea
  • 2.1.3 Physical Properties of Bacteria
  • 2.1.4 Bacterial Taxonomy
  • 2.1.5 Intro to Environmental and Occupational Exposures
  • 2.2 Methods to Discover, Analyze, and Enumerate Bacteria
  • 2.3 Environmental Exposures
  • 2.3.1 Diversity of Bacterial Exposures in the Indoor Environment
  • 2.3.2 Exposure to Bacterial Products and Metabolites
  • 2.3.3 Legionella
  • 2.4 Occupational Exposures
  • 2.4.1 Endotoxin Exposures in Various Occupations.
  • 2.4.2 Risks Associated with Bacterial Exposure in Meat, Agricultural, and Food Service Industries2.4.3 Wastewater as a Source of Occupational Bacterial Exposure
  • 2.4.4 Bacterial Exposures in Healthcare Settings
  • 2.4.5 Laboratory-Acquired Infections
  • 2.5 Future Considerations
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • 3 Characterization of Viral Exposures in United States Occupational Environments
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.1.1 Structure of Viral Capsids
  • 3.2 Classification of Viruses
  • 3.3 Infection and Effects on Host Cell
  • 3.3.1 Host Diversity.
  • 3.4 Viral Transmission Routes3.5 Viral Exposures in Occupational Settings
  • 3.5.1 Viral Hepatitis
  • 3.5.2 Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  • 3.5.3 Adenoviruses
  • 3.5.4 Influenza
  • 3.5.5 Ebola
  • 3.5.6 Norovirus
  • 3.5.7 Zika Virus
  • 3.5.8 Other Potential Occupational Viral Exposures
  • 3.6 Conclusion
  • Acknowledgements
  • References
  • Part II: Sampling and Analysis Approaches in Indoor Microbial Assessments
  • 4 Sampling for Microbial Determinations
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 General Principles of Microbial Sampling for Exposure Assessment.
  • 4.3 Methods for Air Sampling of Microorganisms4.4 Considerations for Air Sampling of Microorganisms
  • 4.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • 5 Analyses Approaches for Bacteria
  • 5.1 Environmental Exposure to Bacteria
  • 5.2 Main Sources of Bacterial Aerosols in Built Environment
  • 5.2.1 Environmental Sampling
  • 5.2.2 Sampling
  • 5.3 Bacterial Analysis Methods
  • 5.3.1 Culture-Dependent Bacterial Analysis
  • 5.3.1.1 Cell Wall Markers Analysis
  • 5.3.2 Environmental Culture-Independent Bacterial Analysis
  • 5.3.2.1 Mass Spectrometry.

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