Microbial Flora on Medical Students’ White Coat and an Analysis of its Associated Factors: A Cross Sectional Study

Naik, Trupti B.; Upadhya, Amruthkishan K.; Mane, Vijaykumar; Biradar, Asmabegaum

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2016.507.038

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“…However, other factors such as unhygienic practices can also cause aprons to become contaminated after normal daily sales. These findings are similar to those reported by [16] who worked on lab coats of medical students. The pathogens isolated in this study were similar to those reported by [1][17].…”

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Microbial Assessment of Aprons Worn By Some Street Food Vendors In Awka South, Anambra State, Nigeria

Okafor,

Justin,

Ikechi

2023

Trop. Environ. Biol. Technol.

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Many food vendors touch money and other contaminated items with their bare hands before serving meals to customers without cleaning them. This creates a pathway for microorganisms to spread from their hands to the aprons and then the food. A total of six swabs were aseptically collected randomly from different parts in the respective aprons of food vendors from six randomly selected street food vendor points within the premises of the study area. The isolates' cultural and morphological characteristics were identified. Four bacterial and six fungal isolates were found in the aprons. The bacterial isolates include Staphylococcus aureus (32.7%), Bacillus spp.(21.8%), Klebsiella spp.(11.1%) and Escherichia coli (34.01%) while the fungal isolates include Mucor spp. (12.1%), Candida spp. (17.1%), Microsporum canis (17.1%), Penicillium spp. (9.7%) and Aspergillus spp. (24.3%) for fungi were isolated. Escherichia coli and Aspergillus species were the most prevalent bacterial and fungal isolates respectively. It was observed that aprons of food-vendors who stay in close proximity to garbage dumps contained higher levels of pathogenic organisms. The results of this study showed that most food vendors fail to maintain proper food hygiene, which raises concerns for the public's health. Education of food vendors on personal, environmental, and food hygiene is crucial since it will help to reduce apron contamination and improve the safety of the food provided at vending locations.

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confidence: 91%

Microbial Assessment of Aprons Worn By Some Street Food Vendors In Awka South, Anambra State, Nigeria

Okafor,

Justin,

Ikechi

2023

Trop. Environ. Biol. Technol.

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“…Studies performed in medical staff and students for demonstrating bacterial contamination on white coats reported S. aureus, a Gram-positive coccus as the predominant contaminant [7][8][9]. Few studies also reported the Gram-negative bacteria such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa contamination on white coats [7,10]. Research conducted among Iranian medical students reported S. aureus as the major isolate including MRSA, followed by coagulase-negative staphylococci on white coats.…”

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Bacterial contamination on the white coats of medical laboratory students at a tertiary care hospital

Nayak,

Shetty,

Poojary

et al. 2023

Reviews and Research in Medical Microbiology

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Background: White coats might be a potential source of infection and play a huge role in transmitting pathogenic bacteria in hospital setup as well as in the community. Objective: This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the bacterial contamination on white coats of students working in diagnostic laboratories and determine their antibacterial susceptibility. Methods: Swabs were collected from the sleeves and pockets of the white coat of 96 students working in various diagnostic labs in a tertiary care hospital and processed for bacteriological analysis based on standard procedures. Results: Among 96 white coats, bacterial contamination was observed in 63 white coats. Pockets of the white coats were highly contaminated with pathogenic bacteria than sleeves. Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were isolated only from 13 white coats. The majority were Staphylococcus epidermidis, followed by Micrococcus luteus. All isolates of S. aureus were susceptible to antibiotics used. Few isolates of A. baumannii were resistant to ampicillin and amoxicillin. One isolate of P. aeruginosa exhibited resistance to Cefoperazone. Conclusion: White coats of students working in diagnostic labs were contaminated with both pathogenic and nonpathogenic bacteria, which can cause cross contamination and increase the spread of nosocomial infection. Bacteria resistant to antibiotics can lead to treatment complications. Thus, policies should be prepared and followed to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission by following routine laboratory practices such as hand washing, frequent cleaning of white coats and disinfecting other fomites.

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“…(10) A literatura apresenta evidências conclusivas ao fato de que, embora a contaminação dos jalecos seja óbvia, ainda existem dúvidas no que concerne o tempo de permanência da carga microbiana viável e factível para transmissão cruzada. (11)(12)(13) Dessa forma, pode-se dizer que as evidências científicas com relação à redução do risco de contaminação relacionada ao tipo de tecido, ainda continuam sem resposta definitiva. (13,14) Ainda, questionamentos acerca das condições microbiológicas após e/ou durante o uso de jalecos, bem como quanto à sua eficácia na proteção individual têm surgido, vinculando a sua importância à identificação do profissional da área da saúde, em vez de associá-los à minimização do risco ocupacional inerente à prática assistencial desses profissionais que fazem uso do jaleco sobreposto ao uniforme ou vestes particulares.…”

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Jalecos em têxteis de poliéster agem como barreira contra fluidos e bactérias?

Bim¹,

Bim²,

Monteiro³

et al. 2020

Acta Paulista De Enfermagem

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Microbial Flora on Medical Students’ White Coat and an Analysis of its Associated Factors: A Cross Sectional Study

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Microbial Assessment of Aprons Worn By Some Street Food Vendors In Awka South, Anambra State, Nigeria

Microbial Assessment of Aprons Worn By Some Street Food Vendors In Awka South, Anambra State, Nigeria

Bacterial contamination on the white coats of medical laboratory students at a tertiary care hospital

Jalecos em têxteis de poliéster agem como barreira contra fluidos e bactérias?

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