Igbinosa N¹*, Esumeh FI¹, Ofanson EJ², Okpamen S¹, Oni VI¹, Okeigbemen S¹, Obiazi HAK¹ and Ogie-Odia EA³

¹Department of Microbiology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria
²Department of Medical Microbiology, Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Nigeria
³Department of Microbiology, University of Benin, Ugbowo, Benin City, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Igbinosa N, Department of Microbiology, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria.

Received: November 11, 2024; Published: January 07, 2025

Abstract

Inanimate objects (fomites) have for decades been shown to play a role in the transmission of human pathogens either directly, or by surface-to-mouth contact, or indirectly, sometimes through contamination of fingers and subsequent hand-to-mouth contact. This study aimed to isolate and identify bacterial contamination on the rails of the stair case in Faculty of Life Sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma. Following standard microbiological procedures and analysis, it was shown that the frequency of bacteria isolates from rails of the stair case samples were Staphylococcus aereus 12(30%), Escherichia coli 3(23.25%), Staphylococcus epidermidis 3(23.25%) and Proteus spp 2(12%). From the result obtained it shows that Staphylococcus aereus 4(30%), have the highest percentage of occurrence in the samples while the least occurrence was Proteus spp 6(12%). This study has revealed the presence of Staphylococcus aereus, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Proteus spp and it was shown that ground floor had the highest number of bacterial load. From the antibiogram profile of this study, it was shown that augmentin and gentamycin were the most effective antibiotics to treat infections caused by these organisms because none of the isolates were resistant to these antibiotics. The presence of these potential pathogenic organisms in this study poses a health risk to students and staff using the stair case rails in the faculty of life sciences, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State, hence, there is great need for proper hygiene practices like frequently washing of hands, use of hand sanitizers and cleaning staircase handrails with ethanol.

Keywords: E. coli; Helicobacter pylori; Staphylococcus aureus

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Citation

Citation: Igbinosa N., et al. “Bacteria Loads, Types and Antibiogram of Isolates from Hand Rails in Faculty of Life Science Building, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 9.2 (2025): 14-19.

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