Bacteriological profile of biomedical waste: Management guidelines.
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2011-04
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Biomedical waste (BMW) is generated in hospitals, research institutions, health care teaching institutes, clinics, laboratories, blood banks, animal houses and veterinary institutes. Hospital waste management has been brought into focus in India recently, particularly with the notification of the BMW (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998. This study was conducted in Sharda hospital, Greater Noida with the aim to find out bacteriological profile of BMW with study of practices being followed in management and disposal of this waste with standard procedure. Total 500 cases of biomedical waste samples were taken in the study for bacterial culture, 136 samples of biomedical waste showed growth of bacterias. Pseudomonas species was the predominant bacteria isolated from these cultures. This study also suggests about the optimum practice which is to be followed in management of biomedical waste.
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Biomedical Waste, Bacteriological Profile, Management
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Rastogi Vichal, Rastogi Pooja, Bhatia Shalini. Bacteriological profile of biomedical waste: Management guidelines. Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine. 2011 Apr; 33(2): 145-148.