ISOLAMENTO, IDENTIFICAÇÃO E ANÁLISE DE RESISTÊNCIA ANTIFÚNGICA DE CANDIDA SPP. DE CAVIDADE ORAL DE AVES SELVAGENS RECEBIDAS PELO ZOOLÓGICO DE SOROCABA

Abstract

The Municipal Zoo Quinzinho de Barros represents an important place for the reception of wild animals rescued from the metropolitan region of Sorocaba, municipality of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is a rich source of research material. It is hypothesized that the increase in the rescue of these birds is due to the increase in synanthropic animals and the progression of urbanization. These animals may serve as reservoirs for a variety of clinically significant microorganism species. Candida spp. is one of the most prevalent fungal diseases among them, with a crude death rate of about 50%. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of multi-resistant yeasts in the oral cavity of rescued wild birds by the Sorocaba Zoo. Collections were performed from the birds' oral cavities using a swab. Identification of strains of yeast isolates and determination of antimycotic susceptibility profiles were performed using the fungal sensitivity disk kit. Three species of yeast were detected in samples from the oral cavity of birds, Candida albicans were present in (23.8%) of the samples from the oral cavity, Candida krusei (14.3%), and Candida tropicalis (35.7%). There were still (26.2%) among the isolates of other species of fungi. Of the isolated yeasts, all were resistant to at least one antimycotic agent tested: Fluconazole (25 mcg), 100% (or 31/31) of the yeast isolates from the oral cavity of birds. The most sensitive was Nystatin (100 U.I) with efficacy in 100% (or 31/31) of the samples.