Monitoring of microbial bioarosols in a metabolic and dietetic kitchen of a public hospital in Paraguay

Abstract

Introduction. The metabolic kitchen is a sensitive point within a hospital, so it must be free of potentially foodcontaminating pathogenic microorganisms, hence the monitoring of bioarosols is an important tool for air quality control and the establishment of cleaning procedures. This work aimed to monitor fungal and bacterial bioaerosols present in the metabolic-diet cooking area of a public hospital in Paraguay.