Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

The current scientific study was carried out to detect the air microbial contamination inside the hospital buildings and health centers in AL-Diwaniyah governorate, where included five hospitals (public and private) are Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital, Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital private, Women & Children Hospital, Shifa Hospital and Al Furat Hospital and five health centers were selected randomly (Center of Blood Diseases, Al-Tali'ah Health Center, Specialized Dental Center, Al Furat Health Center and Algeria Health Center). Many fungal and bacterial species that are considered to be hazardous to public health were isolated and identified. (11) pathogenic fungal species such as Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus sp A.ochraceus, Alternaria alternata, Fusarium solani, F.oxysporum, Mucore sp., Rhizopus stolanifer., Penicillum sp., Penicillum, Cladosporium sp and Candida albicans, whereas bacteria included Staphylococcus aureus, Streptoocoocus. E.coli did not appear all study areas of AL-Diwaniyah governorate. These results give a clear indication of the level of contamination that could lead to a pandemic.