Sponges Contaminated
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1. Avaliação da contaminação microbiológica e de procedimentos de desinfecção de esponjas utilizadas em serviços de alimentação / Evaluation of microbiological contamination and disinfection procedures of sponges used in food services
Esponjas de cozinha podem promover contaminação cruzada ao transferirem microrganismos de superfícies variadas para os alimentos. Os objetivos deste estudo foram avaliar a contaminação microbiológica e a eficácia de dois procedimentos de desinfecção de esponjas utilizadas em serviços de alimentação, bem como avaliar a transferência microbiana a
Publicado em: 2010
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2. Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis acquired through use of a contaminated loofah sponge: an unrecognized potential public health problem.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis is a well-known entity that occurs among users of closed-cycle recreational water sources such as whirlpools, swimming pools, and hot tubs. In the absence of this epidemiologic link, isolated cases are difficult to diagnose. We encountered a patient who developed P. aeruginosa folliculitis subsequent to the use of a loofah
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3. Loofah sponges as reservoirs and vehicles in the transmission of potentially pathogenic bacterial species to human skin.
Loofah sponges are natural products used as exfoliative beauty aids. As a consequence of tracing a case of Pseudomonas aeruginosa folliculitis to a contaminated loofah sponge, we assessed the role of loofah sponges in supporting the growth of a wide variety of bacterial species. Our data show growth enhancement of sterile loofah fragments for numerous gram-n