Monitoring of Air and Water Bacterial Load in the Operation Theatres and Intensive Care Units of Selected Hospitals in Dhaka city: A Cross-Sectional Study

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dc.contributor.authorKhanduker, Adeebaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRajib, Md. Asaduzzamanen_US
dc.contributor.authorBarai, Lovelyen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhanduker, Nabilaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRashid, Mohammad Haroon Oren_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:26:29Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:26:29Z
dc.date.issued2023-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Hospital milieu monitoring is an essential component for controlling healthcare associated infections (HCAIs) as it serves as the reservoir for pathogenic microbes. Aim of this study was to identify the bacterial load in Intensive care units (ICU) and Operation theaters (OT) air and water sources of selected tertiary care hospitals. Material & Methods: The study was organized in Microbiology department, BIRDEM General Hospital. A sum total 28 air samples & 6 water samples were collected from three selected hospitals and those were processed according to the set of protocols. Results: From air sampling, highest load of bacteria was found 480 CFU/dm²/hr in Hospital C ICU, 38.40 ± 9.99 CFU/dm²/hr in pre-OT samples & 218.2±43.35 CFU/dm²/hr in intra OT samples of Hospital C. From water sampling, unacceptable level of coliforms was found in all three hospitals. Among the non-pathogens, 24% – 37% Micrococcus spp. (normal flora) and 2% -18% Bacillus spp. (contaminants) were found in the OTs. Whereas pathogens found were Acinetobacter spp. (20.7%) followed by Pseudomonas spp. (19.4%), Klebsiella spp. (12.1%) & S. aureus (9.2%) in the ICUs. Conclusion: It could be deduced from the study that environmental sources such as air and water contaminations with multidrug resistant pathogens are an ultimate risk factor for all related to the healthcare settings, specially the indoor patients.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Consultant, Labaid Cancer Hospital and Super Speciality Center, 26 Green Road, Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh. Email: adeebakhanduker@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0001-6442-7095en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Registrar, Department of Urology, National Institute of Kidney Disease and Urology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: rajib3434@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0000-0001-8110-5629en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Microbiology, BIRDEM General Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: barai_lovely@yahoo.com, Orcid ID: 0009-0003-8554-9229en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssociate Professor, Department of Surgery, Green Life Medical College & Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: nabilaarmin@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0009-0005-8139-6020en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsJunior Consultant, Department of Casualty,Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Email: haroonnbl5@gmail.com, Orcid ID: 0009-0004-5242-7425en_US
dc.identifier.citationKhanduker Adeeba, Rajib Md. Asaduzzaman, Barai Lovely, Khanduker Nabila, Rashid Mohammad Haroon Or. Monitoring of Air and Water Bacterial Load in the Operation Theatres and Intensive Care Units of Selected Hospitals in Dhaka city: A Cross-Sectional Study. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2023 Jun; 9(3): 113-122en_US
dc.identifier.issn2395-2822
dc.identifier.issn2395-2814
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220156
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherScholars Publisheren_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.53339/aimdr.2023.9.3.15en_US
dc.subjectHospital milieuen_US
dc.subjectHealthcare associated infections.en_US
dc.titleMonitoring of Air and Water Bacterial Load in the Operation Theatres and Intensive Care Units of Selected Hospitals in Dhaka city: A Cross-Sectional Studyen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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