Exposure to Microbiological Agents in Indoor and Occupational Environments /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Viegas, Carla. (Editor), Viegas, Susana. (Editor), Gomes, Anita. (Editor), Täubel, Martin. (Editor), Sabino, Raquel. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Part I.  Indoor exposure to microorganisms with emphasis on occupational environments
  • Chapter I - Occupational fungal exposure in United States
  • Chapter 2 - Bacteria in Indoor and Occupational Settings
  • Chapter 3 - Characterization of Viral Exposures in United States Occupational Environments.- PART II. Sampling and analysis approaches in indoor microbial assessments.- Chapter 4 - Sampling for microbial determinations
  • Chapter 5 -  Analyses approaches for bacteria
  • Chapter 6 - Analyses approaches for fungi in indoor environments.- Part III: Microbial cell wall components, secondary metabolites and health implications upon exposure.- Chapter 8 - Endotoxins, glucans and other microbial cell wall agents
  • Chapter 9 - Human biomonitoring of mycotoxins for the detection of nutritional, environmental and occupational exposure
  • Chapter 10 - Microbial secondary metabolites - in a more detail manner - inhalation effects of mycotoxins.- PART IV. Microbial exposures and health effects in specific indoor settings
  • Section I- Residences, schools and office environments.- Chapter 11 - Microbial exposures in public buildings. - Chapter 12 - Microbial exposures in schools and daycare centers
  • Chapter 13- Microbial exposures in residential homes.- Section II - Hospital environments. - Chapter 14 - Environmental Fungal Risk in Health Facilities
  • Chapter 15 - Bacterial bioburden in hospital environment
  • Chapter 16 - Virus bioburden in hospital settings.- PART V. Occupational environments with potential high microbial exposure.- Chapter 17 - Bioburden exposure in highly contaminated occupational environments
  • Chapter 18 - What is known about zoonotic bacteria in cattle and pig farms, and what should be done to prevent occupational infections.- PART VI- Antimicrobial resistances in specific environments.- Chapter 19 - Antifungal resistances
  • Chapter 20 - Bacterial resistances
  • index.