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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912019000200044</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/01.02.2019.44</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Calidad microbiológica del macerado de plantas medicinales utilizadas para el consumo de tereré en Asunción y Gran Asunción del Paraguay]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Microbiological Quality of macerated medicinal plants used for the consumption of Tereré in Asuncion and the Great Asuncion regions of Paraguay]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Richer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yolanda]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ana]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Garlisi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Daniela]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ruiz Diaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Stephany]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad del Pacífico Facultad de Medicina ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Asunción ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>1</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>44</fpage>
<lpage>50</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912019000200044&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912019000200044&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912019000200044&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Introducción. En Paraguay, son utilizadas 269 especies de plantas medicinales, ya sea con fines preventivos, curativos o paliativos. Objetivo.Evaluar la calidad microbiológica de los macerados de plantas medicinales utilizadas para el consumo del tereré en Asunción y Gran Asunción entre los meses julio a agosto de 2018. Materiales y método. Se realizó un estudio, observacional descriptivo de corte transversal, no probabilístico por conveniencia en 180 muestras del macerado de plantas medicinales (Mentaí, Kokü y Santa Lucia) comercializadas en 45 puestos de ventas. Resultados. Los 180 macerados de plantas estuvieron contaminados con bacterias (Bacilos Gram Negativos); 75,6% con hongos, 7,22 % con parásitos protozoarios intestinales, de los cuales 5% correspondieron a Blastocystis hominis, 2,2% a Entamoeba coli, y 0,6% a helmintos intestinales (Strongiloides stercoralis). Por otra parte, se observó contaminación con algas en 77,8% de las muestras. Conclusiones. Los resultados evidencian serias deficiencias en la calidad microbiológica de los macerados de las tres plantas medicinales estudiadas. Existe gran variabilidad en los tipos de microorganismos presentes. Se determinó alta contaminación con bacterias que tienen repercusión en la salud e igualmente se encontraron hongos, algas y parásitos intestinales que representan riegos para la salud humana. Con los resultados obtenidos se sugiere que el consumo directo de plantas medicinales puede representar un riesgo para la salud humana, por lo que se requiere mejorar la calidad higiénica de dichas plantas medicinales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Introduction. In Paraguay, 269 species of medicinal plants are used, either for preventive, curative or palliative purposes. Objective. To evaluate the microbiological quality of macerates of medicinal plants used for the consumption of the Tereré in Asunción and Gran Asunción between July and August 2018. Materials and method. A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study, not probabilistic for convenience, was carried out in180 samples of the macerated medicinal plants (Mentaí, Kokü and Santa Lucia) marketed in 45 sales positions. Results.All 180 samples were contaminated with bacteria (Gram Negative Bacilli); 75.6% with fungi, 7.22% with intestinal protozoan parasites, of which 5% corresponded to Blastocystis hominis, 2.2% to Entamoeba coli, and 0.6% to intestinal helminths (Strongiloides stercoralis). On the other hand, algae contamination was observed in 77.8% of the samples.The results show serious deficiencies in the microbiological quality of the macerates of the three medicinal plants studied. There is great variability in the microbial load and types of microorganisms present. High contamination with bacteria that have an impact on health was determined and fungi, algae and intestinal parasites that represent risks to human health were also found. With the results obtained, it is suggested that the direct consumption of medicinal plants may represent a risk to human health, so it is necessary to improve the hygienic quality of said medicinal plants.]]></p></abstract>
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