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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2021, Volume : 9, Issue : 4
First page : (31) Last page : (38)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8722

The Effect of Using Disinfectant Wipes to Eliminate Contamination Bacterial of Shopping Carts Handles in Some Supermarkets and Larges Stores in (Sakaka, Al jouf)

Malak turki Al- rawily¹, Amal Batel Al- rawily¹, Maram Ahmed Al- anizy¹, Amani Madduallah Al-kawikaby¹, Kawthar Ghannam Al- daghmy¹, Suad Fahad Al- manahy¹, Emtethal Khalaf Al- rawily¹, Manhal Ahmed Hamza^1,2*
1College of Applied Medical Science, Al-jouf Univercity, Saudi Arabia
2Faculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Department of Medical Microbiology, Omdurman Islamic University

 ABSTRACT

This study examined to identify bacterial contamination of shopping carts handles from different supermarkets and large stores in Sakaka. A total of 30 samples were collected from shopping carts, 15 samples before and 15 samples after wiping the handles with disinfectant wipes, some of bacteria isolated from shopping carts and baskets before using disinfectant wipes are: Gram +ve bacteria are S.aureus , S.hominis , S.pettinkoferi and Micrococcus spp and some of isolated Gram –ve bacteria are Gardenerella vaginalis and pseudomonas. Isolated bacteria after using disinfectant wipes are Corynebacterium matruchotti, S.cohnii and Pasteurella pneumotropica they show high sensitivity to Gentamicin, Chloramphenicol, Moxifloxacin and Rifampin.

Keywords: Contamination, Shopping carts, Public surface, Sakaka Al-jouf, Disinfectant wipes.

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Cite this article: Al- rawily, M. T., Al- rawily, A. B., Al- anizy, M. A., Al-kawikaby, A. M., Al- daghmy, K. G., Al- manahy, S. F., Al- rawily, E. K., & Hamza, M. A. (2021). The Effect of Using Disinfectant Wipes to Eliminate Contamination Bacterial of Shopping Carts Handles in Some Supermarkets and Larges Stores in (Sakaka, Al jouf) , Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 9(4), 31-38. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8722