Identificación de los granos de polen y esporas de hongos presentes en la ciudad de Barranquilla

There is a great variety of small solid or liquid particles present in the atmosphere, which can be of anthropogenic or biological origin (bioaerosols) and can generate negative repercussions on human health due to their allergenic potential. They are known as aeroallergens, and within them are pollen grains and fungal spores. Due to the large amounts of clinical cases of patients with allergic sensitivity to these particles and the few monitoring carried out in recent years in the city of Barranquilla, the intention was to carry out a study with the objective of identifying pollen grains and spores. fungi present in this city during the months of June and July 2018, as well as their negative impacts on human health. For the above, the particles were sampled using the VPPS 2,000 Lanzoni suction volumetric sensor and for the quantification and identification of these, the methodology proposed in the quality and management manual of the REA (Spanish Aerobiology Network) was used. The allergenic potential of the taxa found was assessed by the frequency of clinical cases of related diseases. Finally, the results obtained in this study were compared with those found in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in a study conducted under the same sampling and identification methodology in Barranquilla. It was found that among the grains of pollen and fungal spores sampled, those with the highest average concentration value were Cecropiaceae and . Likewise, it was evidenced that in the monitoring carried out in 2018, higher values of total concentrations were reported with respect to the sampled in the years of 2008, 2009 and 2010. As for the pollen grains and fungal spores with allergenic potential sampled, it was concluded that Gramineae, Alternaria, Fusarium and Aspergillus / Penicillium allergens were the ones that caused the greatest number of cases with allergic pathologies in the population of Barranquilla

• Autores: Jiménez López, Edgard Alfonso; Porras Duran, Diana Carolina
• Tipo de recurso: Trabajo de grado de pregrado
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Corporación Universidad de la Costa
• Repositorio: REDICUC - Repositorio CUC
• Idioma: spa
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.cuc.edu.co:11323/3148
• Acceso en línea: https://hdl.handle.net/11323/3148; https://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
• Palabra clave: Bioaerosoles; Aeroalérgenos; Granos de polen; Esporas de hongos; Método volumétrico por succión; Pruebas cutáneas; Bioaerosols; Aeroallergens; Pollen grains; Fungal spores; Suction volumetric method; Skin tests
• Rights: openAccess
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/