Porcentaje de Portadores de Candida spp que laboran en áreas críticas de nosocomios de Lima Metropolitana

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the percentage of Candida spp carriers working in critical areas of hospitals in Metropolitan Lima. Methodology: Descriptive and cross-sectional study at the Faculty of Medical Technology, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Lima, Peru, the sample was 75 staff members working in critical areas of a hospital in Metropolitan Lima, in April and May 2024, samples of hands and oral cavity of 75 staff members were collected and cultured on plates with Sabouraud agar (AGS) and Mycosel and identified by conventional methods. Results: Yeast isolates were tested for growth capacity at 42°C, resistance to cycloheximide, germ tube production, phospholipases and proteinases, and in vitro sensitivity to fluconazole and voriconazole was determined by Kirby Bauer disk diffusion method, according to CLSI. Identification of Candida spp. yeasts. Conclusions: 50.6% of the participants were positive for the isolation of Candida spp. the most frequently isolated species was Candida parapsilosis in hands, followed by C. albicans in oral cavity, these findings motivate to improve preventive measures in patient care, to intensify hand hygiene regulations and to encourage, in other hospital centers, the execution of these investigations, in order to reduce hospital outbreaks of horizontal transmission.