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ArticleJournal of chiropractic medicine2021

Assessment of Bacterial Transfer From Patient to Chiropractor During Spinal Manipulation.

Fariha Amod, Feroz M Swalaha, Poovendhree Reddy

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Article in Journal of chiropractic medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Fariha AmodDepartment of Chiropractic, Durban University of Technology, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Feroz M SwalahaDepartment of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Poovendhree ReddyDepartment of Community Health Studies, Durban University of Technology, Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study aimed to measure the amount of bacteria that may be transferred from patient to chiropractor during spinal manipulation and the efficacy of decontaminants commonly used by chiropractic practitioners.

methodsWe chose Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa as the location, which is an area with an increased burden of immunocompromised patients resulting from HIV and tuberculosis. In this region, we obtained samples from 40 chiropractors' hands before and after spinal manipulation. Viable counts of colony-forming units were enumerated to verify the presence of bacteria. A modified Kirby-Bauer technique was used to ascertain the efficacy of the top 5 decontaminants used by chiropractors in this area against the bacteria isolated from their hands.

resultsBoth normal microflora and potentially pathogenic bacteria were found. These included

conclusionsThe net transfer of bacteria to chiropractors' hands from the patient to the practitioner during spinal manipulation included primary and opportunistic pathogens. The detergents commonly used by chiropractors in this region showed varying efficacies against microbial growth when tested in vitro

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BacteriaChiropracticHand DisinfectionHand HygieneManipulation, SpinalMusculoskeletal Manipulations

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PMID34987320
PMCPMC8703180
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