| Mycotic diseases of man are an emerging public health problem which receives growing alternation from the health authorities. Most indoor fungal contaminants come from the hazardous non biological agents. Fungi are ubiquitous in distribution and are a serious threat to public health in indoor hospital environment. A report to explain the possible source of infection for human pathogenic fungi of deep mycoses was examined. Soil water and air samples were investigated from in and around the environment of hospitalized patients. This paper reports the results of environmental surveillance of fungi as biological contaminants and their impact on human health in 3 local hospitals of Jabalpur. The air samples in the hospitals yielded Aspergillus, Rhizopus and Candida species. The dust samples were positive for Candida, Fusarium, Rhizopus and Aspergillus species. The water of the sterilizing apparatus, yielding Aspergillus, Fusarium, Rhizopus and Candida species were isolated. |