MELO, A. E. F. A.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/5697881028463085; MELO, Ana Elisabeth Figueiredo Alencar de.
Resumo:
In recent years, there was marked increase in the number of serious
infections caused by fungi that are traditionally considered non-pathogenic,
mainly due toincreased number of immunosuppressed patients. Identification
and control of these fungi in the operating room, place of invasive procedures
and therefore more potential for contamination, is of fundamental importance for
hospital infection control. Were isolated from several samples of fungi present in
the operating room of University Hospital Alcides Carneiro (HUAC), using sterile
swabs that were subsequently placed in sterile tubes containing 10 ml of
Sabouraud broth. The identification of the genera was performed by
macroscopic observation of the colony (color, texture, pigmentation) and
microscopic morphology and organization throughthe hyphae and spores.
There was positive in 42% of fungal samples, and Identify the Aspergillus spp.,
Candida spp., Fusarium spp., Trichosporon spp., Cryptococcus
spp.Coccidioides spp. and Trichophyton spp. The results showed a high rate
ofopportunistic pathogens. So that the project helped the hospital surveillance
to combat hospital-acquired infections still cause high morbidity and mortality.