Assessment of Various Surface Areas of Student's Rest Rooms For Pathogenic Microbial Flora in Tertiary Care Hospital Of Central India

Abstract

Background: In the current scenario, along with unclean environment & student's habits, inanimate objects play a critical role in microbial transmission. One of the sources of microbial diseases is toilets. The purpose of this study was screening of various surface areas of Student's restrooms for pathogenic microbial ora in Hospital settings. Aim& Result: This Prospective Analytical study was conducted in the Department of Microbiology, attached to a Tertiary Care Hospital over a period of three months. One hundred forty-four out of 150 samples were culture positive from various surface areas of students' restrooms. Out of 144 isolates, Gram negative bacilli (n=46) were more common than Gram positive cocci (n=38). Ampicillin is more resistant in Gram positive cocci. Conclusion: Present study highlights the need of sensitization & training sessions regarding hand hygiene practices among the student's and regular cleaning of inanimate objects like Toilets for reduction of infectious microbial diseases.