Microbiological analyses of water from hemodialysis services in São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

José De Ribamar Oliveira Lima²  Sirley Garcia Marques¹  Azizedite Guedes Gonçalves²  Natalino Salgado Filho²  Paulo Cruz Nunes²  Hernandes Sousa Silva¹  Silvio Gomes Monteiro²  Jackson Mauricio Lopes Costa¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal do MaranhãoSão Luis MA ,Brasil

关键词: water;    microbiology;    hemodialysis;    contamination;    água;    microbiologia;    hemodiálise;    contaminação;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1517-83822005000200001

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Rigorous control of water quality in hemodialysis services is extremely important in order to guarantee a better quality of life of the patients submitted to this treatment. The lack of adequate water monitoring has caused the death of various patients in the past. The objective of the present study was to determine the physicochemical and bacteriological characteristics of water used by hemodialysis services in hospitals of the city of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Bacteriological analyses included the membrane filter method for the determination of total coliform bacteria, the Cult-Dipcombi-TTC-agar method for heterotrophic bacteria and the limulus amebocyte lysate method for the determination of endotoxins. Eighteen water samples obtained from three hospital units, six samples per hemodialysis service, collected directly at the pre- and post-treatment points, were analyzed. Microorganisms were detected in the water used by the hemodialysis services in two of the three hospital units (B and C) studied. No contamination with heterotrophic bacteria was observed in pretreatment samples, while endotoxin production was detected in 100% of the samples. In post-treatment samples, heterotrophic bacteria were detected in 66.6% of the samples and endotoxins in 33.3%. The microorganisms identified in unit B were Burkholderia cepacia, Alcaligenes xylosoxidans,Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia In unit C Flavimonas oryzihabitans,Ralstonia pickettii and Burkholderia cepacia were identified. A significant correlation was observed between the presence of endotoxins and the physicochemical characteristics of water such as turbidity and conductivity. These data indicate that two of the three hospital units studied should revise the control of their hemodialysis water system.

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