Isolation of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria from carpets of mosques in Tripoli, Libya

Libyan Journal of Medicine

Abdunabi Elghamoudi¹  Khaled Tawil¹  Khalifa Belhaj¹  Khalifa Sifaw Ghenghesh¹  Amal Rahouma¹  Halima Nashnoush¹ 

关键词: Pathogenic bacteria;    Antibiotic resistance;    Carpets;    Mosques;    Tripoli;    Libya;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Co-Action Publishing

【 摘 要 】

Objective: Isolation of potentially pathogenic bacteria from carpets in hospitals has been reported earlier, but not from carpets in mosques. The aim of the present study is to determine the pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria that may exist on the carpets of mosques in Tripoli, Libya. Methods: Dust samples from carpets were collected from 57 mosques in Tripoli. Samples were examined for pathogenic bacteria using standard bacteriological procedures. Susceptibility of isolated bacteria to antimicrobial agents was determined by the disc-diffusion method. Results: Of dust samples examined, Salmonella spp. was detected in two samples (3.5%, 1 in group B and 1 in group C1), Escherichia coli in 16 samples (28.1%), Aeromonas spp. in one sample (1.8%), and Staphylococcus aureus in 12 samples (21.1%). Multiple drug resistance was observed in >16.7% of E. coli and in 25% of S. aureus. Conclusion: Contamination of carpets in mosques of Tripoli with antibiotic-resistant pathogenic and potentially pathogenic bacteria may pose a health risk to worshipers, particularly, the very young, the old and the immunecompromised.Worshipers are encouraged to use personal praying mats when praying in mosques. Keywords: pathogenic bacteria; antibiotic resistance; carpets; mosques; Tripoli; Libya (Published: 13 September 2010) Citation: Libyan J Med 2010, 5: 5536 - DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.5536

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