Isolation of microorganisms from the air conditioning system in cars
Other Title(s)
عزل الأحياء الدقيقة من نظام تكييف الهواء في السيارات
Joint Authors
Sulail, Hidaiah Jasim
al-Biladi, Hashmiah Husayn
al-Dusari, Rim Abd al-Latif
al-Anzi, Nuf Hizam
al-Sidrah, Badr Khalid
al-Dawud, Yahya
al-Salih, Abd al-Munim A.
Ahmad, Nadir A.
Muhammad, Diya al-Din
Babakir, Sarah
al-Ibrahim, Nura Naji
al-Sayyid, Fatimah
al-Abbas, Fatimah
al-Hashim, Yusuf
al-Tawil, Hayyan Ismail
Source
Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Issue
Vol. 6, Issue 6 (31 Dec. 2022), pp.84-92, 9 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2022-12-31
Country of Publication
Palestine (Gaza Strip)
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract AR
الفكرة والأهداف أنظمة تكييف وتبريد الهواء هي معدات تبريد تستخدم في تعديل درجة حرارة الهواء داخل السيارة يمكن أن يكون التيار المتردد أيضا مصدرا رئيسيا للتلوث الميكروبي الذي قد يجلب أخطار صحية للمستخدمين، إما عن طريق فرط الحساسية أو العدوى يهدف هذا البحث إلى تقييم جودة الهواء داخل السيارات في الدمام المنطقة الشرقية المملكة العربية السعودية كلية MACHS).
المواد تم اجراء التجربة على 34 عينة تم اختيارها بشكل عشوائي في منطقة اصطفاف السيارات في الكلية.
تم اسحب العينات عن طريق تعريض أطباق تحتوي على الأوساط الغذائية لتيار الهواء الصادر من تكييف السيارة وتحضينها في الحضانة على درجات حرارة ملائمة.
إشارة النتائج لوجود بعض من البكتريا والفطريات في أنظمة التكييف وارتبطت النتائج مع عمر السيارة-سيارة قديمة أو جديدة-من حيث وجود البكتريا فقط ولم يكن لها أي تأثير في وجود الفطريات.
Abstract EN
Background and Objectives: Automobile air-conditioning (AC) systems are cooling equipment used in modifying air temperature inside the car.
AC also can be a major source of the microbial contamination which may bring health risks to users, either by hypersensitivity or infections.
This research aimed to assess the air quality inside automotive in Dammam, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (MACHS College).
It was carried out with 34 and 3 randomly selected cars and buses, respectively (MACHS parking area).
Materials and Methods: The air samples are collected starting from 9 Feb up to 27 Feb 2020 by exposing two types of Petri dishes (Blood agar and Sabouraud Dextrose agar) in front of air conditioning for 5 minutes.
Dishes were incubated at 37°C for three day and 30 °C for one day for bacteria and fungi respectively.
Results: There were deferent Bacterial species (gram positive) and many fungal species (Aspergillus spp, and yeast) found.
There were significant relationships between the old car filter with both bacterial and fungal growth.
There was a relationship between the cars' age and the presence of bacterial growth.
There was no relationship observed between the cars' age and the fungal growth.
There were no relationships between the cars' odometer reading and the presence of bacterial and fungal growth.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sulail, Hidaiah Jasim& al-Biladi, Hashmiah Husayn& al-Dusari, Rim Abd al-Latif& al-Anzi, Nuf Hizam& al-Sidrah, Badr Khalid& al-Dawud, Yahya…[et al.]. 2022. Isolation of microorganisms from the air conditioning system in cars. Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences،Vol. 6, no. 6, pp.84-92.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sulail, Hidaiah Jasim…[et al.]. Isolation of microorganisms from the air conditioning system in cars. Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Vol. 6, no. 6 (Dec. 2022), pp.84-92.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sulail, Hidaiah Jasim& al-Biladi, Hashmiah Husayn& al-Dusari, Rim Abd al-Latif& al-Anzi, Nuf Hizam& al-Sidrah, Badr Khalid& al-Dawud, Yahya…[et al.]. Isolation of microorganisms from the air conditioning system in cars. Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2022. Vol. 6, no. 6, pp.84-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1576346
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 91-92
Record ID
BIM-1576346