Caracterización de bioaerosoles causantes de enfermedades respiratorias en el ancianato, las instituciones educativas y la plaza de mercado de Yacopí Cundinamarca

Abstract

Microbiological monitoring was carried out in four areas of the municipality of Yacopí; the Eldership, the Educational Institutions and the Market Square, in order to characterize the bioaerosols that cause respiratory diseases in the sampling areas. The MAS-100 equipment was used for sampling and the environmental variables were recorded; relative humidity and temperature with the thermohygrometer, in the identification of microorganisms Gram stain was used for bacteria and lactophenol blue stain for fungi. Was obtained, the areas with the highest concentration of bioaerosols were the Market Square and the EDUSAN school, and the genera with the highest frequency of apartition were Staphylococcus and Rhodotorula, presenting a high health risk for people, since they can cause diseases such as asthma, pneumonia and mainly affect the entire respiratory tract.