. Hosein Rafiei; . Mostafa Chadeganipour; . Rezvan Ojaghi; . Mohammad Reza Maracy; . Rasool Nouri
Volume 7, Issue 1 , March and April 2017, , Pages 1-6
Abstract
Introduction: During the library loan process, the printed resources can be a carrier ofpathogenic bacteria. In this study, it was tried to compare the Bacterial Contamination Ratesand ...
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Introduction: During the library loan process, the printed resources can be a carrier ofpathogenic bacteria. In this study, it was tried to compare the Bacterial Contamination Ratesand their antibiotic sensitivity pattern in printed resources of a hospital and a non‑hospitallibrary. Methods: This is a cross‑sectional study. Returning books from the Al‑Zahra hospitallibrary and library of Sciences faculty of Isfahan University provides the research community.The sample size, 96 cases, was calculated using quota sampling. For sampling sterile swabdipped in trypticase soy broth medium and transfer trypticase soy broth medium wereused. To identify different type of isolated bacteria from Gram‑staining test and biochemicaltests such as; TSI, IMViC and etc., were used. Results: 76 (79.2%) and 20 (20.8%) ofcultured samples were negative and positive, the respectively. Of 20 positive samples,11 samples (55%) belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae that after detecting by Differentialteste identified all 11 samples of Enterobacter that all of them were sensitive to Gentamicinand Ofloxacin. Also the most resistance to Nitrofurantoin and Amikacin was observed. 9 casesremained (45%) were coagulase‑negative Staphylococcus that all of them were sensitive to theTrimethoprim‑sulfamethoxazole and Cephalexin antibiotics also the most resistance to Cefiximewas observed. Conclusion: Considering that the Enterobacter sp and coagulase‑negativeStaphylococcus were separated from the books, the books as well as other hospital andmedical equipment can transmit the infection to librarians, library users, patients and hospitalstaff, and also it can produce serious infections in patients with immune deficiency.
