Assessment of Fungal Contamination in the Air Inside the Spa in Bangkok

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Fungal contaminations of the airborne fungi in 3 spa buildings were researched with the settle plate method. The settle plate method is a comparison of the airborne fungi quantity between indoor and outdoor around 8 areas and amount of fungal contamination in spa building with the swab method was used in the sample area, search for total fungal count and origins of the airborne fungi.

Results, Each area of fungal contamination quantity indoor air were less than 80% of outdoor. The most fungi are Scedosporium spp. (Pseudallescheria spp.), Penicillum spp., Cladosporium spp. and Alternaria spp. The total fungal count by using the swab method; average in the 1^st spa, 2^nd spa and 3^rd spa are 6.7x10² , 8.3x10² and 7.3x10² CFU/inch², respectively. The most fungi are Scedosporium spp., Penicillum spp., Cladosporium spp. Alternaria spp., that same fungal type of the airborne fungi in 3 spa buildings. For this reason, the origins of the airborne fungi were carpets, walls, curtains, air conditioners or moisture areas. Conversely, it could be the accumulation of fungi in the airborne movement in the spa buildings.