Isolation of fungi in nail polishes used in beauty salon
The manipulation of biological materials by professionals such as manicures and pedicures implies the risk of transmission of various microorganisms. In this sense, the objective of this work was to analyze the fungal contamination in nail polishes from beauty salons. It were analyzed 101 samples of...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE) |
| Repositorio: | Acta Elit Salutis |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.e-revista.unioeste.br:article/26947 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/salutis/article/view/26947 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Fungos onicomicoses esmaltes salões de beleza fungi onychomycosis nail polishes beauty salons |
| Sumario: | The manipulation of biological materials by professionals such as manicures and pedicures implies the risk of transmission of various microorganisms. In this sense, the objective of this work was to analyze the fungal contamination in nail polishes from beauty salons. It were analyzed 101 samples of nail polishes of different colors and trademarks of four beauty salons. The nail polishes were grown in culture medium containing dextosed Sabouraud Agar, with and without inhibitors. Presumptive identification of yeasts was done by screening in chromogenic medium. Thus, fungal growth was observed in 2.97% of the nail polishes analyzed. The genus Candida was the only fungus isolated from the samples. Through the chromogenic method, two strains were identified as Candida krusei and one as Candida spp. The results of this study demonstrated that the nail polishes may be a fomite for the transmission of fungal agents. |
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