Avaliação da contaminação bacteriana nos setores de Clínica Médica e Cirúrgica do Hospital Veterinário da UFCG - PB.

Abstract

Hospital infection is any infection that is acquired in the hospital, either at admission or after recover of patients. In the veterinary medicine this subject requires some care, because the hospitals can be shelter to several pathogens. This study aimed to evaluate the general care of hygiene, disinfection and antisepsis in Clinic and Surgery of Small Animals in the Veterinary Hospital of UFCG, in order to prevent nosocomial infections in patients treated. Initially it was an observational study where were reviewed the procedures used in day-to-day hospital. After this was performed an assessment of environmental contamination before and after disinfection, where was collected samples of air, surfaces and hands of people who deal directly with the animals. Of the 40 samples collected, was identified in 5 of them (12.5%) Enterobacteria such as Escherichia coli and Klebisiella pneumoniae in 22 samples (55%) was identified Staphylococcus coagulase negative and coagulase positive. Was seen in the quantitative analysis that the number of cfu in some sample was above the indicated. Then was made the effectiveness test of disinfectants used, and the results showed that the solution was effective against all microorganisms found in the environments. The results indicate that more attention to procedures performed in the disinfection of areas evaluated, and also include measures to prevent contamination at these sites.