EVALUATION OF THE MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF NATURAL PROCESSED PRODUCTS FOR MEDICINAL USE MARKETED IN QUITO, ECUADOR.
Objectives: To determine the microbiological quality of samples from processed natural products used for medicinal purposes and marketed in Quito, Ecuador. Materials and methods: Aerobic microorganisms, molds and yeasts were counted by conventional standardized techniques, according to the United St...
| Publicado en: | Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 431 - 438 |
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Instituto Nacional de Salud (Peru)
2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lth&AN=147992632&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: lth uiTerm: 147992632 longDbName: MedicLatina uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 17264634 2WT0 jtl: Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública issn: 17264634 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2020 vid: 37 iid: 3 pid: 27380 pub: Instituto Nacional de Salud (Peru) artinfo: ui: 147992632 10.17843/rpmesp.2020.373.4889 ppf: 431 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 170KB tig: atl: EVALUATION OF THE MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY OF NATURAL PROCESSED PRODUCTS FOR MEDICINAL USE MARKETED IN QUITO, ECUADOR. aug: au: Carrasco, Diana Espinoza, Raquel Alejandro, Gabriela Martínez, Jonathan Santamaría-Aguirre, Javier Zúñiga, Fernanda Endara, Pablo Terán, Rommy affil: Facultad de Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador. Instituto de Investigacion en Salud Publica y Zoonosis, CIZ, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador. Colegio de Ciencias de la Salud, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, Ecuador. sug: keyword: Bacteria Fungi Herbal Products Microbial Drug Resistance (source: MeSH NLM) ab: Objectives: To determine the microbiological quality of samples from processed natural products used for medicinal purposes and marketed in Quito, Ecuador. Materials and methods: Aerobic microorganisms, molds and yeasts were counted by conventional standardized techniques, according to the United States Pharmacopoeia (USP), in samples from 83 products. The microorganisms found were identified and their antimicrobial sensitivity was determined using the agar diffusion method. Results: The total aerobic microorganism count exceeded the specified limits in 17.0% of syrups, 27.0% of topical products and 43.0% of oral solids; the molds and yeasts count exceeded the limit in 33.0% of syrups, 7.0% of topical products and 36.0% of oral solids. Products for eye use did not pass the sterility test. The most frequently isolated bacterial genus was Bacillus, followed by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Enterobacter. Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus were not found in any product, but potentially pathogenic microorganisms such as Pseudomonas were isolated in 40.0% of the eye drops. Enterobacter and Escherichia coli showed resistance to multiple compounds and Pseudomonas was not resistant to any antibiotic. Conclusions: The microbiological quality of the products examined was not adequate. Potentially pathogenic and antibiotic resistant microorganisms were isolated from the samples. These products may not be suitable for distribution and consumption, even though many of them have sanitary registration. Control and regulation by the corresponding authorities is essential. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública is the property of Instituto Nacional de Salud (Peru) and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública holder: Instituto Nacional de Salud (Peru) dt: @attributes: year: 2020 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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