Monitoring Aspergillus species by quantitative PCR during construction of a multi-storey hospital building

During the enlargement of an existing hospital, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to monitor Aspergillus spp. populations within the construction site. The rapid availability of results meant that the construction schedule was largely uninterrupted, while assuring that the new construction was free from contamination by the targeted Aspergillus spp. (C) 2004 The Hospital Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.