Microbiological examination of washbasin faucet heads and toilet door handles in faculties at Erdoğan Akdağ Campus in Yozgat Bozok University

Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain , health and prevent the spread of diseases . Considering that students spend most of the day at school, it is very important to comply with hygiene rules in order to prevent infections that can be transmitted from shared toilets and to protect their health. In this study, it was aimed to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria in the sinks, faucets and door handles of the toilets actively used by boys and girls in nine faculties located in Yozgat Bozok University Erdoğan Akdağ campus. 54 swab samples were taken from the sinks, faucets and door handles of toilets, which have the largest share of the main sources of bacteria transmission, between April and June 2019. The swab samples taken were taken to the laboratory in accordance with the cold chain rules and pathogenic bacteria studies were carried out. In 34 (62.96%) of the swab samples taken, a total of 49 pathogenic bacteria were detected, growing singly or in multiples. Of the 49 bacteria detected, 15 (30.6%) Escherichia coli, 12 (24.5%) Staphylococcus aureus, nine (18.3%) Klebsiella spp., six (12.3%) Pseudomanas spp., five (10.2%) Proteus spp. and two (4.1%) Enterecoccus spp. are. Considering that the main source of bacterial contamination is human and human waste, the presence of bacterial contamination in toilets, clean use of common toilets, maintaining cleanliness, effective cleaning, and compliance with hygiene rules are extremely important in the emergence and spread of bacterial infections.