Investigation of Bacterial and Fungal Contamination of Timex Machines in Hospitals Affiliated to Babol University of Medical Sciences

Background and objective: Due to daily contact with the hands of many employees, Timex devices are likely to be infected with various microorganisms, and as a result, employees and personnel can unintentionally transfer many bacterial and fungal agents to each other through their hands and cause the spread of diseases. Therefore, this study investigated the types of bacterial and fungal contamination of Timex devices in hospitals affiliated with Babol University of Medical Sciences. Methods: By referring to the hospitals affiliated to the Babol University of Medical Sciences, using sterile swabs that were moistened with sterile physiological serum, sampling was done from the surfaces of the Timex device and on the blood agar culture medium to identify bacterial contamination and Saburo dextrose agar for fungal contamination was cultured. Results: In this study, ۱۳۱ samples were taken from the Timex devices in hospitals, all the samples were positive for bacterial contamination, and in all the samples, the Staphylococcus genus was grown, of which ۷۷.۳۰% related to Staphylocoagulase negative species and ۲۲.۶۹% related s Staphylococcus aureus strain. Bacillus bacteria were also detected in ۱۱.۲۶% of the samples. Also, ۸.۳۳% of the fungal samples were positive for fungal contamination and the strains were Candida albicans species. Conclusion: According to the results obtained from the culture samples taken from the surface of Timex machines in the studied hospitals, pathogenic bacterial and fungal contaminations were found on them, which can cause and spread microbial and fungal diseases among employees and other members of society. Therefore, to prevent and control related diseases, continuous and daily disinfection of these devices is recommended.

کلیدواژه ها:

Bacterial and Fungal Contamination ، Hand Pollution ، Nasocomial Pathogen ، Timex device