1Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management & Science University, Malaysia
2Lecturer Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management & Science University, Malaysia
3Dean/Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
*Corresponding Author: Associate Professor Dr Sairah Abdul Karim Lecturer Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Management & Science University, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. Email: sairah@msu.edu.my
Online published on 5 October, 2018.
Community settings can become mechanical transmitter of pathogenic bacteria. Elevator can be reservoir of pathogenic bacteria. Current study aims to understand the possibilities of bacteria cross-contamination that harbors elevators buttons at a university. Qualitative examination of microbes isolated discovered a great quantity of Bacilli spp of gram negative as predominant biotic followed by Gram Positive Bacilli, Gram Negative Cocci and Gram Positive Cocci. The presence of potential pathogenic bacteria that contaminated the elevators indicates the elevator could potentially become reservoir for transmission of pathogenic bacteria strains in the campus.
Bacterial contamination, elevator, viable count, university, gram staining
