TABLE VI

Most Common Fungal Isolates from Air Handling Units, Hospitals, and Outdoor Environments (15)

Air/SurfacesPersonnelWalls/FloorsWater
Cladosporium spp.Pityrosporum ovaleCladosporium spp.Cladosporium spp.
Penicillium spp.P. orbicularePenicillium spp.Penicillium spp.
Aspergillus spp.*Trichophyton spp.Aspergillus spp.Aspergillus spp.
Alternaria spp.*Epidermophyton spp.
Curvularia spp.*Microsporon spp.
Fusarium spp.
  • Note: Compendial genera are in bold.

  • * Human dermatophytes.