Occurrence of Acanthamoeba in hospitals: a literature review
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| author | Danielly Joani Bullé |
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| contents | Occurrence of Acanthamoeba in hospitals: a literature review Danielly Joani Bullé Lisianne Brittes Benittez Marilise Brittes Rott Salud hospital environment Acanthamoeba spp Background and Objectives: Acanthamoeba are among the most prevalent environmental protozoans and have a cosmopolitan distribution. The main concern in public health is that they can also be isolated from contact lenses, storage cases and cleaning solutions, ventilation and air conditioning systems, dental treatment units, dialysis units, emergency showers and eyewash stations. As these genera include a diversity of pathogenic microorganisms that leads to infectious diseases inside the hospital environment, it is of the utmost importance to carry out the surveillance, considering mainly the immunocompromised patients, who are more susceptible to these diseases. The level of human health risk and its associations in the hospital environment are unknown, and part of this problem is potentially the lack of correlation between protozoan exposure and the onset of symptoms that can occur in each patient at different periods in time. Thus, this review offers a current overview of the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in hospital environments with the aim to detect its presence in these environments. Methods: This is a review of the literature on Lilacs, Scielo, Medline and Bdenf databases to gather and synthesize publications and search for effective ways of controlling the presence of Acanthamoeba through disinfection and monitoring measures. Results: We found that Acanthamoeba is present in different hospital environments, namely in water, dust, biofilm, cooling waters and air conditioners. Conclusion: Studies on the ecology and distribution of non-enteric pathogens in the hospital environment are necessary for understanding their potential threat to human health. 2020 artículo científico 2238-3360 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=570468249013 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/570468249013.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/movil https://doi.org/10.17058/jeic.v10i2.13702 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5704 Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção application/pdf Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.10 |
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| spellingShingle | Occurrence of Acanthamoeba in hospitals: a literature review Danielly Joani Bullé Salud hospital environment Acanthamoeba spp Occurrence of Acanthamoeba in hospitals: a literature review Danielly Joani Bullé Lisianne Brittes Benittez Marilise Brittes Rott Salud hospital environment Acanthamoeba spp Background and Objectives: Acanthamoeba are among the most prevalent environmental protozoans and have a cosmopolitan distribution. The main concern in public health is that they can also be isolated from contact lenses, storage cases and cleaning solutions, ventilation and air conditioning systems, dental treatment units, dialysis units, emergency showers and eyewash stations. As these genera include a diversity of pathogenic microorganisms that leads to infectious diseases inside the hospital environment, it is of the utmost importance to carry out the surveillance, considering mainly the immunocompromised patients, who are more susceptible to these diseases. The level of human health risk and its associations in the hospital environment are unknown, and part of this problem is potentially the lack of correlation between protozoan exposure and the onset of symptoms that can occur in each patient at different periods in time. Thus, this review offers a current overview of the presence of Acanthamoeba spp. in hospital environments with the aim to detect its presence in these environments. Methods: This is a review of the literature on Lilacs, Scielo, Medline and Bdenf databases to gather and synthesize publications and search for effective ways of controlling the presence of Acanthamoeba through disinfection and monitoring measures. Results: We found that Acanthamoeba is present in different hospital environments, namely in water, dust, biofilm, cooling waters and air conditioners. Conclusion: Studies on the ecology and distribution of non-enteric pathogens in the hospital environment are necessary for understanding their potential threat to human health. 2020 artículo científico 2238-3360 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=570468249013 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/570468249013.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/movil https://doi.org/10.17058/jeic.v10i2.13702 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5704 Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção application/pdf Universidade de Santa Cruz do Sul Revista de Epidemiologia e Controle de Infecção (Brasil) Num.2 Vol.10 |
| title | Occurrence of Acanthamoeba in hospitals: a literature review |
| topic | Salud hospital environment Acanthamoeba spp |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=570468249013 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/570468249013.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5704/570468249013/movil https://doi.org/10.17058/jeic.v10i2.13702 |