National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Studies have shown that steering wheel is actually the breeding ground for bacteria 11 times more than a public toilet. A major source of bacteria come from food spills, through air and heating vents and from footwares of passengers. The top spots for germs are dashboards, change holders, cup holders and children’s car seats. The commonest organisms isolated areBacillus species, Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter. This study was done to know the bacteriological profile of interior of cars of health care workers. A total of 200 swabs were collected from 50 carsof health care workers of our hospitalfrom steering wheel, dashboard, cup holders and car seats. They were processed according to standard guidelines. The most commonest organisms isolated were Bacillus species followed by Diphtheroids, Micrococci, E.coli, Klebsiella species and Staphylococcus species. The maximum isolation was from dashboard followed by steering wheels. 32% of Staphylococcus isolates were methicillin resistant and13% of gram-negative isolates were ESBL producers in our study. This study concludes that cars act as potential source of contamination with many commensals and harmful microorganisms. Hence it’s important to constantly clean and disinfect the car surfaces.
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