Purpureocillium lilacinum as unusual cause of pulmonary infection in immunocompromised hosts.

Purpureocillium lilacinum (P. lilacinum) is an emergent pathogenic mold that presents more commonly as an ocular infection, cutaneous and/or subcutaneous infections in patients that are usually immunocompromised. A pulmonary presentation is rare, the clinical presentation is fever and cough with radiographic presentation as pleural effusion, single-lung consolidation, and cavitary pulmonary disease.

Managing raw materials of vegetable origin increases fungal indoor concentration in food companies.

Fungi in indoor environments is a known cause of disease and food spoilage. However, there is currently no legislation or normativity stablishing limits for fungal densities in correlation with these. Moreover, there is little knowledge of the diversity of fungi in indoor environments for industrial areas and in food-related companies in particular, a study has never been performed to evaluate the concentration and diversity of fungi in this type of places.