Microrganismos nas mãos de crianças em um centro de educação infantil do Sudoeste do Paraná

Abstract

Microorganisms are associated with the most distinct habitats, being able to grow and reproduce in diverse environments, including surfaces of plants and animals, including humans. ue to the lack of studies showing the skin microbiota in early childhood children in Brazil and the need for prevention against pathogenic microorganisms, it was proposed to analyze the hand microbiota presented by children aged 18 to 24 months from a Early Childhood Education and to verify the presence or absence of potentially pathogenic microorganisms that may influence the development of diseases, in addition to associate these analyzes with the social vulnerability presented by family members and / or caregivers of the child. The methodology used for the collections was the Swab Technique. Regarding total and thermotolerant coliforms, only three (3) samples were observed with the presence of approximately 7,2; 240 and 1,100 NMP / ml. In no sample analyzed there was presence of Salmonella sp. Regarding aerobic mesophiles, 23 (100%) of the analyzed samples were present, with an average count of 1.7x10 CFU / mL. The results that showed presence of mesophilic organisms reinforce that our hands are vehicles of transmission of microorganisms and that hygiene and asepsis, when properly performed, are fundamental for the control of bacteria.