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| Year : 2006 |
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: 17 | Issue : 2 | Page
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Microbial contamination of "In use" bar soap in dental clinics
PP Hegde1, AT Andrade2, K Bhat1
1 Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, KLES Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, India
2 Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, KLES Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum; Department of Microbology, Hi-Tech Laboratory, Belgaum, India
Correspondence Address:
P P Hegde
Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry, KLES Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.29888
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Bar soap from 18 different dental clinics were investigated for microbial contamination, while it was "in-use". Of the 32 samples obtained from the bar soap, 100% yielded positive culture. A total of 8 different genera of organisms were isolated. Each bar soap was found to harbor 2-5 different genera of micro organisms. Heavily used soap had more micro organisms compared to less used soap. The microbial load of the "in-use" bar soap constituted a mixed flora of gram positive, gram negative, aerobes, anaerobes, and fungi. The results indicate that the bar soap under "in-use" condition is a reservoir of microorganisms and handwashing with such a soap may lead to spread of infection. |
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