Assessment of bio-contaminants during COVID-19 outbreak from the indoor environment of Hail city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Autor:	Kuddus M; Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Khatoon F; Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Saleem M; Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Anwar S; Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Alam Shahid SM; Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Ginawi T; Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Hossain A; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, UAE., Malaqi Alnabri AA; College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Alshammari ZF; College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Mohammed Alrabie A; College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Jehad Alenazi SS; College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., F Alshammari MM; College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA., Kausar MA; Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Bioinformation [Bioinformation] 2021 May 31; Vol. 17 (5), pp. 541-549. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 31 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI:	10.6026/97320630017541
Abstrakt:	Biocontaminants are minute particles derived from different biological materials. Indoor biocontaminants are associated with major public health problems. In Gulf countries, it is more precarious due to the harsh climatic conditions, including high ambient temperatures and relative humidity. In addition, due to COVID-19 pandemic, most of the time public is inside their home. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the load of biocontaminants in the indoor environment of Hail city. The results showed that most of the bacteria are gram-positive and higher in polymicrobial (87.1%) than monomicrobial (62.7%) association. There was no significant association with sample collection time and types of isolates. The most abundant microbes found in all samples were Staphylococcus aureus followed by Bacillus spp. Among Gram-negative bacterial isolates, E. coli was most common in tested indoor air samples. The study will be useful to find the biocontaminants associated with risk factors and their impact on human health in indoor environment, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. These results indicate the need to implement health care awareness programs in the region to improve indoor air quality. (© 2021 Biomedical Informatics.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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