牙刷和毛巾处理及其微生物质量:加纳尼扬帕拉校区发展研究大学学生的案例。

Q4 Medicine
African Journal of Infectious Diseases Pub Date : 2020-12-14 eCollection Date: 2021-01-01 DOI:10.21010/ajid.v15i1.5
Hannah Twumwaa, Betty Asumang, Zarouk Abubakari Imoro, Stephen Wilson Kpordze
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背景:良好的牙刷和毛巾处理是个人卫生的重要考虑因素。因此,本研究试图评估发展研究大学的学生如何使用牙刷和毛巾,以及这些个人卫生材料对微生物质量的影响。材料与方法:共收集互换样品100份(50支牙刷和50支毛巾)进行微生物分析。研究人员向学生发放了调查问卷,从中收集样本,以确定他们如何使用牙刷和毛巾。用麦康基琼脂和甘露醇盐琼脂分别分离大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌,用头孢西丁鉴定耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌菌株。结果:所有毛巾样本中均含有大肠杆菌,98%的牙刷样本中含有大肠杆菌。调查发现,2%的受访者将牙刷放在浴室里,44%的人将牙刷放在房间里,54%的人将牙刷放在房间里(54%)。此外,48%的受访者每周洗一次毛巾,24%每两周洗一次,20%每月洗一次,8%每三个月洗一次。此外,52%的人在室内晾干毛巾,48%的人在室外晾干。毛巾和牙刷的金黄色葡萄球菌感染率分别为96%和94%。在分离的金黄色葡萄球菌中,33.3%的毛巾和12.8%的牙刷含有耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌。结论:本研究发现,如果不改变个人卫生习惯,学生有感染传染病的风险。
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TOOTHBRUSH AND TOWEL HANDLING AND THEIR MICROBIAL QUALITY: THE CASE OF STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, NYANKPALA CAMPUS, GHANA.

Background: Good toothbrush and towel handling are important considerations in personal hygiene. Thus, this study sought to assess how students of the University for Development Studies handle their toothbrushes and towels and the consequence of that with regards to the microbial quality of these personnel hygiene materials.

Materials and methods: A total of 100 swap samples were collected (50 toothbrushes and 50 towels) for microbial analysis. Questionnaires were administered to students from whom samples were collected to ascertain information on how they handle toothbrushes and towels. MacConkey agar and Mannitol Salt agar were used to isolate E. coli and S. aureus respectively, and cefoxitin used to identify the methicillin-resistant S. aureus strains.

Results: E. coli was present in all sampled towels, while 98% of the sampled toothbrushes contained E. coli. It was found that 2% of the respondents kept their toothbrushes in bathhouses, 44% kept them unenclosed in rooms and 54% kept them enclosed in rooms (54%). Also, 48% of the respondents washed their towels once a week, 24% washed once every two weeks, 20% once every month and 8% once a trimester. Moreover, 52% dried their towels in rooms while 48% dried them outside rooms. The occurrence of S. aureus was 96% and 94% respectively for the towels and toothbrushes. Of the S. aureus isolated, 33.3% of sampled towels and 12.8% of the toothbrushes contained methicillin-resistant S. aureus.

Conclusion: This study found that, students are at risk of contracting infectious disease if their personal hygiene behaviours do not changed.

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African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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