Fatores de virulência de Candida spp isoladas de cateteres venosos e mãos de servidores hospitalares Virulence factors for Candida spp recovered from intravascular catheters and hospital workers’ hands

Abstract

Avaliou-se o potencial de virulência de 23 leveduras isoladas de cateteres e mãos de trabalhadores em um hospital do Noroeste do Paraná. As leveduras isoladas de cateter foram mais aderentes e hidrofóbicas (PThe virulence potential of 23 yeasts recovered from intravascular catheters and the hands of workers in a hospital in the northwestern region of Paraná were evaluated. Yeasts recovered from catheters presented greater adherence and were more hydrophobic (p<0.05) than yeasts recovered from hands. Candida non-albicans species expressed the virulence factors evaluated more intensely.

Keywords

• Candida sp
• Dispositivos hospitalares
• Mãos
• Riscos de infecção hospitalar
• Candida sp
• Hospital devices
• Hands
• Nosocomial infection risks