Uso ocular de água boricada: condições de manuseio e ocorrência de contaminação

Abstract

In most cases, the topic use of boric acid solution was recommended by non-physicians. The bottles, in general, were handled inappropriately, and hence presented a much higher level of contamination that did the boric acid solution inside. The lower level of contamination in the solution is possibly associated with the anti-septic characteristics of the boric acid solution.

Self-Medication: Initial Treatments Used by Patients Seen in an Ophthalmologic Emergency Room

“…The use of these products has also been mentioned in cases of acute eye injury. Kara-José et al (2007)25 concluded that boric acid bottles are often handled inappropriately, leading to contamination; in addition, many patients keep the bottle open for long periods of time, use the contents to treat several different eye conditions, and share the same bottle among several different individuals. They also found that a great many very simple problems end up in ophthalmologic emergency rooms of a tertiary hospital in São Paulo 27…”

Bactérias isoladas de culicídeos (Diptera: Nematocera) hematófagos em Belém, Pará, Brasil

“…It presented a frequency of less than 2% of all isolated strains. This species is Gram-negative and occurs naturally in the soil and feces 27 of animals and humans. Recent studies of Kara José et al described M. morganii as a major contaminant of ophthalmic solutions, which can cause eye inflammation.…”