2016
DOI: 10.1590/1808-1657001072013
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Cryptococcus spp. em excretas de Columba livia (pombos domésticos) provenientes de um hospital universitário no Sul do Brasil

Abstract: RESUMO A criptococose é uma micose primariamente pulmonar, sendo adquirida por meio de inalação de propágulos fúngicos infectantes encontrados no ambiente. Um dos principais agentes etiológicos da criptococose é a espécie Cryptococcus neoformans , que apresenta distribuição mundial. O objetivo desse trabalho foi pesquisar a ocorrência de Cryptococcus spp. em excretas de Columba livia (pombos domésticos) encontradas na área externa do prédio do Hospital Universitário Dr. Miguel Riet Correa Junior, centro de ref… Show more

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“…The presence of this agent in these areas is worrisome, since it corresponds to environments that have risk groups for the development of cryptococcosis. Other research exhibited positive results of (32.5%) and (56.1%) of yeast isolates in these areas, highlighting a concern in the control of birds (ANDRADE et al, 2010;LIMA et al, 2015).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…The presence of this agent in these areas is worrisome, since it corresponds to environments that have risk groups for the development of cryptococcosis. Other research exhibited positive results of (32.5%) and (56.1%) of yeast isolates in these areas, highlighting a concern in the control of birds (ANDRADE et al, 2010;LIMA et al, 2015).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…However, the lower clinical evolution, in addition to the degree and distribution of the inflammatory reaction observed in the dog, was not significant to the point of obstructing the structures responsible for the drainage of cerebrospinal fluid into the venous circulation. Co-habitation of animals with domestic pigeons (Columba livia), as observed in at least two cases, is considered an important epidemiological factor for the infection of animals associated with the inhalation of fungal propagules present in bird droppings (Lima et al 2015). It is likely that other animals also became infected through contact with a contaminated environment, as the fungus still has eucalyptus trees and decaying plant material as a natural habitat (Hagen & Boekhout 2010).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%