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Microbiological Assessment Of Indoor And Outdoor Air
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This study was aimed at investigating the microbial load and the quality of indoor air Faith Mediplex Centre, Benin City, to ascertain their contribution to infection rate in the hospital. Air samples were assessed for three (3) months (June-August, 2015) using the settled plate methods. The study sites were divided into five (5) units; male medical ward, female medical ward, treatment room, operating theatre and outside the hospital gate. The result obtained reveal the isolation of six (6) bacterial isolates and four (4) fungal isolates which include Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus spp., Serrantia mercescen, Klebsiella spp., and Micrococcus spp. for the bacterial isolates, while the four (4) fungal isolates include Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Penicillium spp.and Candida albicans. The highest bacterial load and fungal load of 95.5cfu/min and 43.5cfu/min respectively were recorded outside the hospital gate, and the lowest bacterial and fungal load of 45cfu/min and 26.5cfu/mins respectively were recorded in the male medical ward for both bacterial and fungal. The most frequently occurring bacterial and fungal isolates wereStaphylococcus aureus and Aspergillus nigerrespestively, occurring at 100%. All units that were included in the study were contaminated with bacteria and fungi. The bacteria and fungi concentrations of air obtained in this study might be potential risk factors for spread of nosocomial infection in the Hospital hence a high level of hygiene must be practiced by both patients and health care providers.
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Indoor air quality in hospitals is a concern due to presence of
airborne microorganisms that may cause nosocomial infections (Beggs CB,
2003). Few published reports have studied the seasonal fluctuations in
microbial loads over time in hospital environment (Augustowska and
Dutkiewicz, 2006). While studies in developing countries have documented
presence of nosocomially significant bacteria and fungi in indoor air
of healthcare facilities (Sudharsanam et al., 2008; Ekhaise et al.,
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CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Indoor air quality in hospitals is a concern due to presence of
airborne microorganisms that may cause nosocomial infections (Beggs CB,
2003). Few published reports have studied the seasonal fluctuations in
microbial loads over time in hospital environment (Augustowska and
Dutkiewicz, 2006). While studies in developing countries have documented
presence of nosocomially significant bacteria and fungi in indoor air
of healthcare facilities (Sudharsanam et al., 2008; Ekhaise et al.,
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