Study of bacterial contamination of indoor air in some wards in national cancer Institute Sabratha, Libya

Abstract EN

This study was conducted at the National Cancer Institute in Sabratha, Libya, this study was carried out between August 8 and October 10, 2021, using the an open-plate technique to isolate and characterize bacterial air pathogens.

The following departments were covered in this study: reception, male and female surgery, operations, histology, endoscopy, diagnostics, radiography, laboratory, outpatient clinics, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and haematology.

The range of the bacterial concentration was 416.80 to 5500.1 CFU/m 3.

A total of 108 bacterial isolates were identified from the 12 hospital departments, and classified as: Staphylococcus aureus 10(9.25 %), Coagulase negative Staphylococcus aureus (CoNSA) 27(23.14%), Methicillin resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 27(25.92%), Klebsiella spp 7(6.48%), Escherichia coli 23(21.29%), Streptococcus spp.14(12.96%).

These bacteria may cause a variety of illnesses, including gastrointestinal tract infections, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, and skin conditions.

These findings would alert the patients, staff and workers to these pathogens and their existence in the wards.