Evaluation of nosocomial bacteria in Babylon province,  Iraq

Farah Safaa Abdulhussein Alwan; Karrar Salih Mahdi; Duha Mahdi Hussein

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.6301

Authors

Farah Safaa Abdulhussein Alwan
farah.safaa@mustaqbal-college.edu.iq
Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, 51001 Hillah, Babil, Iraq
Karrar Salih Mahdi Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, 51001 Hillah, Babil, Iraq
Duha Mahdi Hussein Medical Laboratory Techniques Department, Al-Mustaqbal University College, 51001 Hillah, Babil, Iraq

Keywords:

evaluation, nosocomial bacteria, hospital environment, Babylon province

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the occurrence of microbial contamination in the environment of some hospitals and to identify its source in Babil Governorate, during the period between 24/10/2021 to 16/12/2021, (133) samples were collected from different models of samples in Al-Hilla Surgical Hospital, maternity and Children Hospital, Al-Musayyib general Hospital, Marjan Teaching Hospital and Imam Al-Sadiq Hospital. The results of the study was showed the emergence of positive and negative bacteria in the hospital environment from a total of 186 isolates, where the numbers of negative bacteria were higher than positive bacteria (130, 56 isolates, respectively). Also results was revealed the widespread of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria in emergency wards, especially in Hilla Teaching Hospital, Marjan Hospital, and Musayyib general Hospital, compared to other corridors, which amounted to (21, 9, 15 isolates), respectively.

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