Fungus microbiota in air conditioners in intensive care units in Teresina, Piauí
01 Nov 2006-Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical (Rev Soc Bras Med Trop)-Vol. 39, Iss: 6, pp 556-559
TL;DR: It is important to provide individual protection equipment for professionals, adopt hospital infection control measures, raise the awareness of the presence of fungus infection, improve air circulation around the environment, periodically clean the air conditioners, and make health professionals alert to the importance of these fungi in the hospital environment.
Abstract: With the aim of identifying the fungus microbiota in air conditioners in intensive care units (ICUs) within public and private hospitals in Teresina, Piaui, solid material was collected from ten different ICUs. Thirty-three species of Moniliaceae and Dematiaceae were isolated, which was the first report of these in Piaui. High frequencies of Aspergillus niger Van Tieghem (60%), Aspergillus fumigatus Fres (50%), Trichoderma koningii Oudem (50%) and Aspergillus flavus Link: Fr. (40%) were recorded. The air conditioner cleanliness validity had expired in all the ICUs, and the quantity of colony-forming units exceeded the levels permitted by Law 176/00 from the Ministry of Health. It is important to provide individual protection equipment for professionals, adopt hospital infection control measures, raise the awareness of the presence of fungus infection, improve air circulation around the environment, periodically clean the air conditioners, and make health professionals alert to the importance of these fungi in the hospital environment.
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01 May 2016
TL;DR: A qualidade of the ar das salas do centro cirurgico de um hospital no Sul do Brazil has been evaluated in this paper, with a focus on temperature, luminosidade, concentracao de dioxido de carbono and umidade relativa do ar.
Abstract: Objetivo Avaliar a qualidade do ar das salas do centro cirurgico de um hospital no Sul do Brasil. Metodos Foi realizada uma avaliacao dos parâmetros de confortabilidade (temperatura, luminosidade, concentracao de dioxido de carbono e umidade relativa do ar), analise microbiologica e cromatografica do material particulado presente nos filtros dos aparelhos de ar condicionados. Resultados Em relacao aos aspectos de confortabilidade, tres salas cirurgicas nao apresentaram temperatura de acordo com a legislacao vigente, mas encontram-se dentro do padrao ideal nos demais fatores ambientais. Na analise do material particulado, obteve-se um maior numero de bioaerossois fungicos de colonias viscosas do que as filamentosas. Conclusoes Constatou-se que os principais aspectos da qualidade do ar no hospital sao atendidos, no entanto ha a necessidade de modificacao de aspectos construtivos nas salas de cirurgia para que se reduza a possibilidade de contaminacoes por via atmosferica e possa reduzir a concentracao de dioxido de carbono no ambiente.
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01 May 2016
TL;DR: A qualidade of the ar das salas do centro cirurgico de um hospital no Sul do Brazil has been evaluated in this article, with a focus on temperature, luminosidade, concentracao de dioxido de carbono and umidade relativa do ar.
Abstract: Objetivo Avaliar a qualidade do ar das salas do centro cirurgico de um hospital no Sul do Brasil. Metodos Foi realizada uma avaliacao dos parâmetros de confortabilidade (temperatura, luminosidade, concentracao de dioxido de carbono e umidade relativa do ar), analise microbiologica e cromatografica do material particulado presente nos filtros dos aparelhos de ar condicionados. Resultados Em relacao aos aspectos de confortabilidade, tres salas cirurgicas nao apresentaram temperatura de acordo com a legislacao vigente, mas encontram-se dentro do padrao ideal nos demais fatores ambientais. Na analise do material particulado, obteve-se um maior numero de bioaerossois fungicos de colonias viscosas do que as filamentosas. Conclusoes Constatou-se que os principais aspectos da qualidade do ar no hospital sao atendidos, no entanto ha a necessidade de modificacao de aspectos construtivos nas salas de cirurgia para que se reduza a possibilidade de contaminacoes por via atmosferica e possa reduzir a concentracao de dioxido de carbono no ambiente.
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01 Jan 2012
TL;DR: In this article, the filamentous fungi indoor air quality assessment of infant and elementary Portuguese schools and Aspergillus sp. identification was performed and long-term exposure to a contaminated indoor environment may result in different health complaints.
Abstract: Background: Long-term exposure to a contaminated indoor environment may result in different health complaints. The filamentous fungi indoor air quality assessment of infant and elementary Portuguese schools and Aspergillus sp. identification was performed.
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01 Jan 2013
TL;DR: It is concluded that the sanitary diagnosis showed the reality of the sector, where the implementation of sanitary measures associated with modification of animal management, based on correct operating procedures, allow improving the quality of health service vivarium.
Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the procedures and routine practices aimed at improving the quality of laboratory animals produced in a vivarium creation of Aggeu Magalhães Research Center-FIOCRUZ/PE. A study to obtain indicators of environmental or animal health profile that allowed us to outline a diagnosis, aiming to propose action strategies for quality assurance of the animals was initially performed. For environmental diagnostic the samples were collected using sterile swabs and petri dishes exposure to bacterial and fungal isolation. Was observed the prevalence of bacterial species Staphylococcus xilosus, Staphylococcus equorum, Staphylococcus lentus, Staphylococcus spp., Acinetobacter baumannii and Sphingomonas paucimobilis, and the prevalence of fungal genera Aspergillus spp, Penicillium spp., Cladosporium spp., Paecilomyces spp., Aerobasidium spp., Paecilomyces spp. and Geotrichum spp. For animal health diagnosis , 64 strains of Swiss mice, BALB/c and C57BL/6, were sent to Laboratory Animal Quality Control – Animal rearing Center at FIOCRUZ-RJ, occurring Pseudomonas spp., Pasteurella spp., Syphacia spp., Entamoeba spp., Giardia muris and tricomonideos. POPs related activities were developed whit the aim to eliminate or reduce the deviations in the implementation of the fundamental tasks of the vivarium. Based on the results, it is concluded that the sanitary diagnosis showed the reality of the sector, where the implementation of sanitary measures associated with modification of animal management, based on correct operating procedures, allow improving the quality of health service vivarium.
01 Jan 2011
TL;DR: O objetivo foi reconhecer a diversidade taxonomica de fungos anemofilos em ambientes externos e internos de um hospital universitario, com enfase nos isolados potencialmente patogenicos, y identificados por meio of caracteristicas macroscopicas e micromorfologicas.
Abstract: Esporos de fungos filamentosos disseminados no ambiente podem colonizar otrato respiratorio, causando doencas em pacientes imunocomprometidos. Emhospitais e clinicas de saude, e necessario determinar a concentracao de micro--organismos anemofilos nas areas internas e externas, no intuito de identificarfontes de contaminacao e disseminacao de agentes etiologicos. O valor maximopermitido deve ser <750UFC/m
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...Ressalte-se que, no estudo de Mobin & Salmito (2006), Aspergillus niger foi a espécie mais encontrada em condicionadores de ar de Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, podendo ser estes a fonte de contaminação do ambiente....
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