Microbial Content of “Bowl Water” Used for Communal Handwashing in Preschools within Accra Metropolis, Ghana
المؤلفون المشاركون
Tetteh-Quarcoo, Patience B.
Anim-Baidoo, Isaac
Attah, Simon Kwaku
Abdul-Latif Baako, Bawa
Opintan, Japheth A.
Minamor, Andrew A.
Abdul-Rahman, Mubarak
Ayeh-Kumi, Patrick F.
المصدر
International Journal of Microbiology
العدد
المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-8، 8ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2016-07-31
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
8
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Objective.
This study aimed at determining the microbial content of “bowl water” used for communal handwashing in preschools within the Accra Metropolis.
Method.
Six (6) preschools in the Accra Metropolis were involved in the study.
Water samples and swabs from the hands of the preschool children were collected.
The samples were analysed and tested for bacteria, fungi, parasites, and rotavirus.
Results.
Eight different bacteria, two different parasites, and a fungus were isolated while no rotavirus was detected.
Unlike the rest of the microbes, bacterial isolates were found among samples from all the schools, with Staphylococcus species being the most prevalent (40.9%).
Out of the three schools that had parasites in their water, two of them had Cryptosporidium parvum.
The fungus isolated from two out of the six schools was Aspergillus niger.
All bacteria isolated were found to be resistant to cotrimoxazole, ciprofloxacin, and ampicillin and susceptible to amikacin and levofloxacin.
Conclusion.
Although handwashing has the ability to get rid of microbes, communal handwashing practices using water in bowls could be considered a possible transmission route and may be of public concern.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Tetteh-Quarcoo, Patience B.& Anim-Baidoo, Isaac& Attah, Simon Kwaku& Abdul-Latif Baako, Bawa& Opintan, Japheth A.& Minamor, Andrew A.…[et al.]. 2016. Microbial Content of “Bowl Water” Used for Communal Handwashing in Preschools within Accra Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106258
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Tetteh-Quarcoo, Patience B.…[et al.]. Microbial Content of “Bowl Water” Used for Communal Handwashing in Preschools within Accra Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106258
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Tetteh-Quarcoo, Patience B.& Anim-Baidoo, Isaac& Attah, Simon Kwaku& Abdul-Latif Baako, Bawa& Opintan, Japheth A.& Minamor, Andrew A.…[et al.]. Microbial Content of “Bowl Water” Used for Communal Handwashing in Preschools within Accra Metropolis, Ghana. International Journal of Microbiology. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106258
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1106258
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
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