Indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an Algerian hospital
Introduction: In this work, we target the analysis and the characterization of bioaerosols species present in medical emergency of north Algerian hospital, were we consider in four operating rooms, two preoperative and resuscitation rooms. Materials and methods: Passive technique was applied for t...
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| author | Amina Djadi Samia Benadda Farid Agouillal Amel Kaced Nabila Cherifi Abdelkader Lemou Nabila Ait Ouakli Riad Ladji |
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Introduction: In this work, we target the analysis and the characterization of bioaerosols species present in medical emergency of north Algerian hospital, were we consider in four operating rooms, two preoperative and resuscitation rooms.
Materials and methods: Passive technique was applied for the collection of bacterial and fungal samples in indoor air, for three days from 16 to 18 January 2018. Two techniques were then chosen for the bacterial identification, the Analytical Profile Index (API) system and Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/ Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS).
Results: It has been found that fungal contamination was highest in neurosurgery block, 103 CFU/m3
, whereas the highest bacterial contamination, 2645 CFU/m3 , was noted in postoperative room. The most predominant identified bacteria were Gram-positive cocci.
Conclusion: The high contamination in bioaerosols and the types of bacteria identified in the premises studied increase the risk of contracting a nosocomial infection, hence the importance of daily disinfection and sterilization of hospitals area in order to reduce bioaerosols dangerous effects on human health
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| spelling | doaj.art-479e8942d8594a59af50f0496d9bdb512024-01-10T06:10:29ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Air Pollution and Health2476-30712024-01-018410.18502/japh.v8i4.14541Indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an Algerian hospitalAmina Djadi0Samia Benadda1Farid Agouillal2Amel Kaced3Nabila Cherifi4Abdelkader Lemou5Nabila Ait Ouakli6Riad Ladji7Unité de Recherche en Analyses et Développement Technologique en Environnement, Centre de Recherche Scientifique et Technique en Analyses Physico-chimiques, Bousmail, AlgeriaCentral Laboratory, Microbiology Unit, El Kettar Hospital, Algiers, AlgeriaScientific and Technical Research Center in Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Tipaza, AlgeriaScientific and Technical Research Center in Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Tipaza, AlgeriaScientific and Technical Research Center in Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Tipaza, AlgeriaScientific and Technical Research Center in Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Tipaza, AlgeriaScientific and Technical Research Center in Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Tipaza, AlgeriaScientific and Technical Research Center in Physico-Chemical Analysis (CRAPC), Tipaza, Algeria Introduction: In this work, we target the analysis and the characterization of bioaerosols species present in medical emergency of north Algerian hospital, were we consider in four operating rooms, two preoperative and resuscitation rooms. Materials and methods: Passive technique was applied for the collection of bacterial and fungal samples in indoor air, for three days from 16 to 18 January 2018. Two techniques were then chosen for the bacterial identification, the Analytical Profile Index (API) system and Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption/ Ionization Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Results: It has been found that fungal contamination was highest in neurosurgery block, 103 CFU/m3 , whereas the highest bacterial contamination, 2645 CFU/m3 , was noted in postoperative room. The most predominant identified bacteria were Gram-positive cocci. Conclusion: The high contamination in bioaerosols and the types of bacteria identified in the premises studied increase the risk of contracting a nosocomial infection, hence the importance of daily disinfection and sterilization of hospitals area in order to reduce bioaerosols dangerous effects on human health https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/view/568Bioaerosols; Passive sampling; Hospital; Bacterial identification |
| spellingShingle | Amina Djadi Samia Benadda Farid Agouillal Amel Kaced Nabila Cherifi Abdelkader Lemou Nabila Ait Ouakli Riad Ladji Indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an Algerian hospital Journal of Air Pollution and Health Bioaerosols; Passive sampling; Hospital; Bacterial identification |
| title | Indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an Algerian hospital |
| title_full | Indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an Algerian hospital |
| title_fullStr | Indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an Algerian hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an Algerian hospital |
| title_short | Indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an Algerian hospital |
| title_sort | indoor air microbial quality in medical emergency of an algerian hospital |
| topic | Bioaerosols; Passive sampling; Hospital; Bacterial identification |
| url | https://japh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/japh/article/view/568 |
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