ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Identification, characterization and antibiotic resistance of bacterial isolates obtained from waterpipe device hoses.
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- Delineating the Bacteriome of Packaged and Loose Smokeless Tobacco Products Available in North India.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Impact of smoking on heavy metal contamination and DNA fragmentation.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
- Waterpipe device cleaning practices and disposal of waste associated with waterpipe tobacco smoking in homes in the USA.Tobacco control · 2020Article
- The effects of hookah/waterpipe smoking on general health and the cardiovascular system.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2019Review
- Bioaerosols in the waterpipe cafés: genera, levels, and factors influencing their concentrations.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2019Article
- College Student Beliefs and Behavior Regarding Sharing When Smoking Hookahs.American journal of health behavior · 2019Article
- Alterations in oral microbial flora induced by waterpipe tobacco smoking.International journal of general medicine · 2018Article
- Health Effects of Waterpipe Tobacco Use: Getting the Public Health Message Just Right.Tobacco use insights · 2017Article
- Waterpipe tobacco smoking impact on public health: implications for policy.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2015Review
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Abstract
The general lack of knowledge about the health effects of waterpipe smoking is among the reasons for its global spread. In this study, bacterial contamination of waterpipe hoses was investigated. Twenty hoses were collected from waterpipe cafés and screened for bacterial pathogens using standard culture and isolation techniques. Additionally, resistance of isolated bacteria to common antibiotics was determined by identifying the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of each isolate. Forty eight bacterial isolates were detected. Isolates included both Gram-positive and Gram-negative pathogens from species that included Micrococcus (12), Corynebacterium (13) and Bacillus (9). In addition, some of the detected pathogens were found to be resistant to aztreonam (79%), cefixime (79%), norfloxacin, amoxicillin (47%), clarithromycin (46%) and enrofloxacin (38%). In conclusion, the hose of the waterpipe device is a good environment for the growth of bacterial pathogens, which can then be transmitted to users.
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