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Flower pots

Question
Dear expert team,
the teacher of my daughter put up flower pots in the classroom. Shall I ask her to put those away, due to a risk of infection with e.g. mould fungi or Pseudomonas aerugionsa?
Answer
Hello,
an actual guideline from the commission for hospital hygiene and infection prevention (KRINKO; Germany), summerizes the recommendations on the hygiene behaviour in case of CF on the basis of the current knowledge in the hospital, at the physiotherapist and also in daily life (www.dgpi.de/pdf/CF_Hygiene-Leitlinie_KRINKO2012.pdf; German).
It is written there, that due to a possible burden with spores of Aspergillus and Pseudomonas there should be no indoor plants in the sleeping and playing rooms. Indoor plants in other rooms should be held preferably in hydorcultures without stagnant water.
For a classroom, there are no recommendations, so that the risk has to be weighed. As your daughter is spending several hours per day in the classroom, I would tend in this case to be more cautious and recommend, to put the flower pots away (especially if there are several).
Best regards,
Jörg Steinmann
26.10.2015