Hospital surface contamination in ground floor occupied by patients in a al-Hussain Teaching Hospital

Abstract EN

The aim of this study was elaborated to evaluate hospital surface contamination in ground floor occupied by patients in a Teaching AL-Hussain hospital in Thi-Qar province.

Fifty samples were collected from six randomly selected units {Laboratory, X-ray, Consultation, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) , Natural therapy, Emergency} by swabs , cultured on selective fungal and bacterial media in order to determine the genus or species of the agents in the samples.

The microorganisms identified included 62 isolates were recognized as fungi and bacteria .

Molds comprised 37.09% and yeasts comprised 30.64% while, bacteria comprised 32.25% .

Environment contamination for Teaching AL-Hussain Hospital with fungi and bacteria were examined Candida spp.

were the highest fungal isolate.

Whereas, Staphylococcus epidermidis was the most common bacterial isolate.