Evaluación de la presencia de microbiota fúngica en el aire en dos unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatal de clínicas de alta complejidad en Barranquilla/ Atlántico.

The objective of this research work was to evaluate the presence of fungal microbiota in the air in two neonatal intensive care units in the city of Barranquilla, for this a six (6) stage cascade impactor was used. The measurements were carried out in a period of three (3) months, during which five (5) monitorings were carried out in the UCINH1 and three (3) in the UCINH2. The statistical analysis of the data was developed through a generalized linear regression model, which was established as influencing the concentration of the variables Stage, ICU and Monitoring. It was found that the UCINH1 was the one that presented the average concentration of fungi corresponding to 46 CFU / m3, higher than the 33 CFU / m3 found in the UCINH2. Likewise, a greater presence of fungi was detected in the last stages of the sampler, where particles between 0.6 and 3.3 µm are retained, associated with a greater risk because they are capable of entering the primary bronchi up to the alveoli. Among the taxa identified, the genera Aspergillus and Penicillum were those that showed a greater predominance. Finally, the results are not reflected in the possible relationship between cleaning procedures and fungal bioaerosol concentrations.

• Autores: Guerrero Muñoz, Wilson Fernando; De La Cruz Donado, Andrés Arturo
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2021
• Institución: Corporación Universidad de la Costa
• Repositorio: REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/8559
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/11323/8559; https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
• Palabra clave: Fungi; Biological particles; Hospital diseases; Public health; Hongo; Bioaerosoles; Infección intrahospitalaria; Salud pública
• Rights: openAccess
• License: CC0 1.0 Universal