Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah

Contamination of pathogens on environmental surfaces poses health risks to the general public, especially people who have weak immune defenses. Depending on the types of pathogens, bacteria particularly, can survive for long period of time outside their hosts. Pathogens which can survive on surfaces...

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Main Author:	Syed Abdul Fattah, Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2013
Subjects:	Automated tellers Debit cards Bacteria
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/72162/1/72162.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.721622024-01-05T01:43:49Z Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah 2013 Syed Abdul Fattah, Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Automated tellers. Debit cards Bacteria Contamination of pathogens on environmental surfaces poses health risks to the general public, especially people who have weak immune defenses. Depending on the types of pathogens, bacteria particularly, can survive for long period of time outside their hosts. Pathogens which can survive on surfaces which are commonly touched by many people stand the chance of spreading diseases from one person to another. Many studies reported that various different surfaces such as automated teller machines (ATM), elevator buttons, public toilet door plates, computer keyboards and telephones are common sites of bacterial contamination. Bacteria isolated from these sites include Staphylococcus spp., Aeromonas spp., Bacillus spp., Enterobacter spp., Escherichia spp., Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp. and Salmonella spp. As most universities in Malaysia are equipped with ATMs, university students are at risk of exposure to potential pathogens from the surfaces of ATMs. The aim of this study was to identify the bacteria found on the surfaces of ATMs in university settings and also, to determine the prevalence of the bacteria. Swab samples of all the ten keypads of ATMs of seven universities around Klang Valley, Malaysia were collected and immediately immersed in enrichment medium prior to culture on blood and MacConkey agars. Following 24 hours of incubation, the colonies on both agars were purified and gram-stained was performed. 2013 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/72162/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/72162/1/72162.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Faculty of Medicine Chua, Ang Lim
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language	English
advisor	Chua, Ang Lim
topic	Automated tellers Debit cards Bacteria
spellingShingle	Automated tellers Debit cards Bacteria Syed Abdul Fattah, Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah
description	Contamination of pathogens on environmental surfaces poses health risks to the general public, especially people who have weak immune defenses. Depending on the types of pathogens, bacteria particularly, can survive for long period of time outside their hosts. Pathogens which can survive on surfaces which are commonly touched by many people stand the chance of spreading diseases from one person to another. Many studies reported that various different surfaces such as automated teller machines (ATM), elevator buttons, public toilet door plates, computer keyboards and telephones are common sites of bacterial contamination. Bacteria isolated from these sites include Staphylococcus spp., Aeromonas spp., Bacillus spp., Enterobacter spp., Escherichia spp., Klebsiella spp., Pseudomonas spp. and Salmonella spp. As most universities in Malaysia are equipped with ATMs, university students are at risk of exposure to potential pathogens from the surfaces of ATMs. The aim of this study was to identify the bacteria found on the surfaces of ATMs in university settings and also, to determine the prevalence of the bacteria. Swab samples of all the ten keypads of ATMs of seven universities around Klang Valley, Malaysia were collected and immediately immersed in enrichment medium prior to culture on blood and MacConkey agars. Following 24 hours of incubation, the colonies on both agars were purified and gram-stained was performed.
format	Thesis
qualification_level	Bachelor degree
author	Syed Abdul Fattah, Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi
author_facet	Syed Abdul Fattah, Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi
author_sort	Syed Abdul Fattah, Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi
title	Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah
title_short	Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah
title_full	Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah
title_fullStr	Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah
title_sort	prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / sharifah ummairah zawawi syed abdul fattah
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
granting_department	Faculty of Medicine
publishDate	2013
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Prevalence of bacteria isolated from surfaces of automated teller machine - potential health hazard to university students? / Sharifah Ummairah Zawawi Syed Abdul Fattah

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