Antifungal effect of chemical agents in yeasts with pathogenic potential isolated from veterinary hospital environment

Hospital environments can have pathogens and opportunistic pathogens, important for immunocompromising individuals. The process of cleaning and disinfection constitutes an important measure for the control of these diseases. This study evaluated the sensitivity of yeasts isolated from surfaces of no...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of veterinary research and animal science Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 294 - 299
Main Authors: Antonella Souza Mattei, Isabel Martins Madrid, Rosema Santin, Luiz Filipe Damé Schuch, Josiara Mendes, Mário Carlos Araújo Meireles
Format: Journal Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia 17-02-2014
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Summary:Hospital environments can have pathogens and opportunistic pathogens, important for immunocompromising individuals. The process of cleaning and disinfection constitutes an important measure for the control of these diseases. This study evaluated the sensitivity of yeasts isolated from surfaces of nosocomial veterinary environment to four disinfectants/antiseptics used in the routine of disinfection. The test of broth microdilution was carried in 24 isolates of yeasts against 4% sodium hypochlorite, 2% benzalkonium chloride, 6.6% chlorexidine-cetrimide and 3% chloro-phenol derivate. Chlorexidine-cetrimide, benzalkonium chloride and chloro-phenol derivate were efficient in all isolates with minimal inhibitory concentration and minimal fungicide concentration lower than the concentration recommended by manufacturer. By other hand, fungicide action of the sodium hypochlorite in the concentration recommended by the manufacturer was verified in 79.1% of the isolated tested, with the lower performance of than the others evaluated disinfectants. Os ambientes hospitalares podem albergar micro-organismos patogênicos e oportunistas, capazes de infectar, particularmente, os indivíduos imunossuprimidos. O processo de limpeza e desinfecção assume importância capital para o controle de tais doenças. O presente trabalho avaliou a suscetibilidade de leveduras isoladas de superfícies de ambiente hospitalar veterinário frente a quatro desinfetantes/antissépticos comumente utilizados na rotina de desinfecção. O teste de microdiluição em caldo foi realizado com 24 isolados leveduriformes frente ao hipoclorito de sódio 4%, cloreto de benzalcônico 2%, clorexidina-cetrimida 6,6% e derivado de cloro-fenol 3%. A clorexidina-cetrimida, cloreto de benzalcônio e derivado de cloro-fenol foram eficazes em todos os isolados com concentração inibitória mínima e concentração fungicida inferiores à concentração recomendada pelo fabricante. Por outro lado, a ação fungicida do hipoclorito de sódio em 79,1% dos isolados testados foi obtida na concentração recomendada pelo fabricante, com desempenho inferior aos demais desinfetantes avaliados.
Bibliography:http://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/74686
10.11606/issn.2318-3659.v50i4p294-299
ISSN:1413-9596
1678-4456