Análise microbiológica fúngica do Centro Cirúrgico do Hospital Universitário Alcides Carneiro.

Abstract

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.