Microbial Contamination Of Door Handles

Contracting infectious diseases from microbial contaminated toilet door handles is a potential threat to public health and safety.

Microbial contamination of door handles.

Bacterial contamination of door handles knobs in selected public conveniences in abuja metropolis nigeria. A public health threat. A total of 183 swab specimens were. Biochemical analysis of bacterial isolates from entrance toilet door handles in six.

Door handle contamination by potential pathogens has been recorded from the medical ward surgical ward icu and post operative ward. Aureus pseudomonas species and e coli were reported as common isolates from door handles 21. The aim of the study was to evaluate microbial contamination of door handles at public places of convenience in accra and assess the public health risk. Therefore we performed microbiological screening of toilet door handles in twelve рublic toilets on baze university campus for bacterial contamination methodology and results.

Novel door handles are being developed and may prove to be more resistant to microbial contamination than existing designs. In a study by odigie et al s.