Fungal Infections

Air Quality Sciences Offers New Method for Detecting Toxic Mold

ATLANTA -- Atlanta-based indoor air quality company Air Quality Sciences, Inc. (AQS), now offers a new analysis to test for Stachybotrys chartarum, often referred to as toxic mold, in a fungal sample. AQS is now proposing the use of Stachybotrys Selective Agar (SSA) to ...More
August 12, 2003
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Romark Laboratories Expands African Research in Pediatric AIDS Issues; Effort to Further Qualify Impact of Cryptosporidium on AIDS-Infected Patients

TAMPA, Fla. -- Romark Laboratories, L.C. has expanded its ongoing research activity with AIDS-infected children in Zambia as part of its continuing efforts to broaden the base of knowledge relating to the impact of protozoal infections during treatment programs. Romark ...More
July 9, 2003
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Calgon Carbon Awarded a Second U.S. Patent for Protecting the Public From Cryptosporidium in Drinking Water

PITTSBURGH -- Calgon Carbon Corporation has been granted U. S. Patent No. 6,565,803, its second U.S. patent for preventing infection from cryptosporidium (crypto) found in drinking water using ultra violet (UV) light. The patent also includes the use of UV to control ...More
May 21, 2003
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Air Quality Issues

Hospital Air-Quality Monitoring By Andrew J. Streifel, MPH, REHS Airborne infectious particles are a potential source of hospital infections. Control of airborne microorganisms depends on measures consistent with aseptic technique as well as contamination control connected ...More
October 1, 2000
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