Detecção de fungos dermatófitos em escovas e pentes de salões de beleza de Trindade-GO

Abstract

The town of Trinity-GO has a large number of beauty salons, but most are not logged in Health Surveillance. In these establishments are shared materials such as combs and brushes that are not sanitized can effectively disseminate superficial mycoses caused by dermatophyte fungi. Dermatophytes are fungi that have the ability to invade keratinized tissues of humans and animals causing infections such as tinea capitis. Based on this sample was collected from combs and brushes of 18 salons Trinidad and applied a questionnaire to check the form of cleaning adopted by professionals. Samples were analyzed and identified in the Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Goyazes Union. Where showed 11% of positive sample for halls dermatophytic fungi 28% showed no growth of fungi and dermatophytes 61% were negative samples. With the results of the questionnaire it was found that there is an efficient cleaning of the brushes and combs allowing the growth of dermatophyte fungi. To prevent the spread of mycoses is recommended that brushes and combs have to be of single use.