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Microbiological analysis of water used in hydrotherapy

2006; BioMed Central; Volume: 12; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s1678-91992006000300006

ISSN

1678-9199

Autores

M. F. Perestrelo, Antônio Neres Norberg, Fabiano Guerra-Sanches, Ángel Caballero Torres, E. Pile,

Tópico(s)

Environmental and biological studies

Resumo

Water used in hydrotherapy units of Nova Iguaçu and Nilópolis, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, was microbiologically analyzed. Thirty samples (5ml each) were weekly collected from September 2001 to June 2002 before the beginning and after the end of activities in the units. For analysis, routine techniques were used, which showed the presence of Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella spp, Candida spp, Penicillium spp, Epidermophyton spp, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus spp, Cephalosporium spp, Cladosporium spp, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton spp. Results indicated a need for improving hygienic conditions, suggesting that water might be a contamination source in the evaluated units.

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