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Assessment of bio-contaminants during COVID-19 outbreak from the indoor environment of Hail city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Mohammed Kuddus, Fahmida Khatoon, Mohd Saleem, Sadaf Anwar, Syed Monowar Alam Shahid, Tarig Ginawi, Ashfaque Hossain, Akram Abdullah Malaqi Alnabri, Ziyad Fayez Alshammari, Abdulaziz Mohammed Alrabie and 3 more

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13 authors.

Mohammed KuddusDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Fahmida KhatoonDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Mohd SaleemDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Sadaf AnwarDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Syed Monowar Alam ShahidDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Tarig GinawiDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Ashfaque HossainDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, RAK Medical and Health Sciences University, UAE.
Akram Abdullah Malaqi AlnabriCollege of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Ziyad Fayez AlshammariCollege of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Abdulaziz Mohammed AlrabieCollege of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Sami Shayih Jehad AlenaziCollege of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Motaz Monif F AlshammariCollege of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.
Mohd Adnan KausarDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Hail, Hail, KSA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biocontaminants are minute particles derived from different biological materials. Indoor biocontaminants are associated with major public health problems. In Gulf countries, it is more precarious due to the harsh climatic conditions, including high ambient temperatures and relative humidity. In addition, due to COVID-19 pandemic, most of the time public is inside their home. Therefore, the aim of the study was to determine the load of biocontaminants in the indoor environment of Hail city. The results showed that most of the bacteria are gram-positive and higher in polymicrobial (87.1%) than monomicrobial (62.7%) association. There was no significant association with sample collection time and types of isolates. The most abundant microbes found in all samples were Staphylococcus aureus followed by Bacillus spp. Among Gram-negative bacterial isolates, E. coli was most common in tested indoor air samples. The study will be useful to find the biocontaminants associated with risk factors and their impact on human health in indoor environment, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. These results indicate the need to implement health care awareness programs in the region to improve indoor air quality.

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Air qualityBioaerosolsBiocontaminantsCOVID-19Indoor environment

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