Table 4: Phoenix identification of bacterial strains isolated from volunteer’s hands.

Places of Study Isolated Bacterial Strains Number of Isolates (Samples Tested)
TMC Surgical unit 2 Staph. capitis (MRS), 2 Staph. aureus (MRSA),
E. coli & Enterococcus spp.
6 (101)
TMC Medicine unit Staph.haemolyticus (MRS), Staph. capitis (MRS), Staph. aureus (MRSA), Pasteurella aerogene, Serratia marcescens, Morganella morganii & Strep. porcinis 7 (106)
TMC Dermatology unit 2 Aeromonas veroni, 2 Proteus vulgaris,
Micrococcus lylae & Aeromonas sorbia
6 (94)
TMC Washing water E. coli & Klebsiella ssp. 2 (4)
School 2 vulgaris, 2 Staph. aureus, Staph. epidermidis, Pseudomonas Proteus species, Morganella morganii & Aeromonas veronii.. 8 (107)
Bank Staph.aureus,Staph.capitis (MRS), Proteus pannier,
Proteus vulgaris & Aeromonas veroni
5 (91)
Office Staph.Aureus (MRSA), Actinobacillus lignieresii,Staph.lentus (MRS) & Enterobacter cloacae 4 (118)
Air 2 Methicillin Staph. aureus (MRSA), 2 Bacillus ssp. Serratia ssp., Micrococcus spp. 6 (6)
Total isolated bacterial strains 44 (627)