Bacterial Contamination Of Microphones Used In Places Of Worship In Umuahia, Abia State

ABSTRACT

A total number of 100 samples were collected from 22 different churches in Umuahia, Abia state. The samples were collected from the mouthpiece and handles of the various microphones with a sterile swab stick moistened with normal saline. A total of 85 isolates comprising of eight (8) genera were isolated from the samples. These organisms include; Staphylococcus aureus, Coagulase negative Staphyococcus (CoNS), Streptococcus sp, Micrococcus sp, Bacillus sp, Proteus sp, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Frequency distribution of the isolates showed that Staphylococcus aureus were (5.88%), Coagulase negative Staphylococcus (CoNS) were (11.76%), Streptococcus sp. (9.41%), Micrococcus sp. (1.18%), Bacillus sp. (3.53%), Proteus sp. (17.65%), Escherichia coli (36.47%) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (14.12%). The percentage sensitivity and resistance of the isolates to different antibiotics showed that all the isolates were 100% sensitive to Peflacine, Ciprofloxacin and Gentamicin. The highest percentage resistance of 42.85% was recorded for Ampicillin while the least percentage resistant of 14.28% was recorded for Tarivid, Streptomycin and Ceporex each.