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12/16/2014
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KPC bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics, was identified in Rio Carioca, which goes through several neighborhoods and flows at Praia do Flamengo
Researchers at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) found a superbug in the polluted waters of the Carioca River, which goes through several neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro and flows at Praia do Flamengo. This is the KPC, bacteria resistant to antibiotics that is often found in hospital settings.
In the study, done in July last year, the scientists collected water samples collected at three points of the South Zone: in Boticario, in the Cosme Velho; in Flamengo, before the river treatment plant; and the mouth of the Carioca River, at the point where it flows into the Flamengo Beach. The test results were released this weekend by Fiocruz.
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Resistance - According to the coordinator of the work, Ana Paula Assef, the Research Laboratory of Hospital Infection of the Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, until now there has been contamination of record by the bacteria between people who frequent the sites studied. Even so, says the researcher, it is necessary that the authorities care, since the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria hinders the control of infections and may increase the problem of antibiotic resistance.
"Going into the water where there KPC bacteria, the bather can be colonized by these microorganisms. While not get sick at the time, eventually it can carry these bacteria resistant to the environment and other people, setting a spread cycle, "says Ana Paula.
KPC can usually be found living in the intestines of a person and can cause common diseases such as gastrointestinal diseases, pneumonia or urinary tract infection. However, about 20% of the microorganism contamination can not be overcome by any antibiotic. According to a survey by the Ministry of Health, the bacteria killed 106 people in 2010 and 2011 in Brazil.
"Dive into a river where there KPC bacteria is like diving in any polluted river. The problem is that in the case of a possible infection, it is possible that treatment requiring hospitalization approach, "says Ana Paula.
According Alert - This is not the first time that scientists warn of the presence of KPC in Rio de Janeiro. In 2010, Fiocruz published an article pointing out the presence of the superbug in Rio hospital sewage even after he went through treatment. Now, new research indicates that the path taken by the microorganism in the city, led by the Carioca River to the Flamengo Beach.
According to experts, there are two possibilities to explain the presence of KPC in the river: the bacteria survived the treatment of water or so there was no treatment that particular period of analysis.
Source: View Online
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