Department of Dermatology, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Nov;27(31):38695-38700. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-09160-x. Epub 2020 Jul 6.
The possibility of superficial foot mycoses to spread through contaminated mosque carpets between worshipers imposes a great health burden and is never addressed in Riyadh, SA. We aimed to assess the prevalence of fungal infections, especially human dermatophytosis acquired from mosque carpets, in five different regions of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and establish a means of contamination control. A cross-sectional study of 100 mosques in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was conducted, using a multistage random cluster sampling technique. The study included mosques that had an ablution area and regularly hosted five prayers a day. Sterile swabs were used for sampling, and the samples were transported to the laboratory for culture and analysis using a micro-scan system. A total of 199 (65%) samples contained several fungal species. Rhodotorula (74%), Cladosporium (47%), Bipolaris (46.6%), other yeasts (43.7%), Alternaria (40%), dematiaceous molds (34%), Curvularia (32.4%), and Candida (31%) were the most frequently isolated species. Species belonging to several other genera were also detected. This study revealed a relatively high prevalence of fungal organisms in mosque carpets in Riyadh, suggesting the need for implementing new strategies and laws to increase the level of hygiene awareness among worshipers and mosque caretakers to limit the spread of foot fungal infections.
在沙特阿拉伯利雅得，受污染的清真寺地毯可能会在信徒之间传播浅部真菌感染，这给人们的健康带来了巨大负担，但这一问题从未得到解决。我们旨在评估沙特阿拉伯利雅得五个不同地区的真菌感染（尤其是从清真寺地毯上获得的人类皮肤癣菌病）的流行情况，并建立一种污染控制方法。采用多阶段随机聚类抽样技术，对沙特阿拉伯利雅得的 100 座清真寺进行了横断面研究。该研究包括设有净身区且每天定期举行五次礼拜的清真寺。使用无菌拭子进行采样，将样本运送到实验室，使用微扫描系统进行培养和分析。共有 199 个（65%）样本含有几种真菌。优势种为红酵母（74%）、枝孢霉（47%）、双极霉（46.6%）、其他酵母（43.7%）、交链孢霉（40%）、暗色丝孢霉（34%）、新月弯孢菌（32.4%）和假丝酵母（31%）。还检测到属于其他几个属的物种。本研究表明，利雅得清真寺地毯上的真菌生物具有相对较高的流行率，这表明需要实施新的策略和法律，以提高礼拜者和清真寺管理者的卫生意识水平，从而限制足部真菌感染的传播。
