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In Partial Fulfillment
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
Introduction
common technology that can be found in our households and other important
places like hospitals and laboratories because with these, the temperature of a
room can easily be modified which can allow people to live more comfortably
and contentedly in harsh climate like our country and brings environmental
flexibility. The comfort, the ease and happiness that air-conditioners brings to
In the past years of Adventist Medical Center Iligan City, there has been a
the number of people working in such spaces in the hospital. Since some of the
rooms of the hospital is required with fresh ambient air in this type of
solution used to both improve the air quality and provide the healthcare
workers and patients with proper working conditions. The atmospheric air,
which is delivered into the building through the AC system, should be free from
can spread indoor pollutants such as bacteria, molds, mildew, viruses, and
pollens, however the scope of this study focuses only in bacteria that may
According to Kroqulski (2010) the air is not favorable to the growth and
biological agents. Bacteria suspended in the air can be viable (culturable and
This study deals with the detection of bacteria present in the air-
the aim of this study is to assess and evaluate the level of bacterial
implications can be derive from the results of the study. Nosocomial infections
are periodic and a local problem in hospitals and nursing homes, where
bacteria may spread easily and patients in hospitals are vulnerable and
susceptible to infection. Through this study, the researchers can detect the
Conceptual Framework
shows the different variable in the study. The water samples collected is the
This study aims to find out Detection of Bacteria in Air Conditioning Units of
Adventist Medical Center Iligan City
conditioning units?
3) What implications can be derived from the study?
City. If there is a presence of bacteria, the researchers will attempt to know its
health risks.
The study will use at least thirty samples from different air-conditioning units
of Adventist Medical Center Iligan City. They will be tested for the presence or
which are relevant to the present study. Concepts and ideas from these
Related Literature
been responsible for some epidemics, but potable water systems are perhaps
microbial sampling: the state of art that air microbial sampling is a subject of
debated and several problems remains to be solved. The aim of this article is to
sampling method on the basis of the objective of the sampling itself and on the
city centre and outside the city were chosen to investigation. The relationship
between bacteria and fungi concentration in indoor and ambient air was
2008)
system that the aim of this study was to show the influence of air conditioning
equipped with correctly working air-conditioning system. This work was based
on the results of bacteria and fungi concentration in hospital air obtained since
the aid of sterile swabs soaked in peptone water and rubbed into quadrants of
Related Studies
Kohler, Gross, Salvaggio, and Hawkins (1976) found that antigens from
thermotolerant bacteria has not been documented despite the fact that these
often are recovered when cultures are negative for thermophilic Actinomycetes.
In fact, to prevent overgrowth by thermophilic bacteria, inhibitors are
Hwan, Park, and Hyun (2014) found that the characterization and
TAB test method has not been demonstrated to be a successful indicator of the
Tang (2013) posted that hospital indoor air pollution is associated with
assessed levels of particulate matter (PM), microbial agents, and volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). Employees, patients, and visitors are significant sources of
system that aim of this study was to show the influence of air conditioning
equipped with correctly working air-conditioning system. This work was based
on the results of bacteria and fungi concentration in hospital air obtained since
with indoor air demonstrated that air filters applied in air-conditioning systems
Research Design
Center Iligan City. The experimental research design is use to determine the
because the researchers find the data gathered in the presence of bacteria.
Sampling Design
A purposive sampling design is use in the study which involved taking the
number from the same probability distribution. Cotton swab were made with
the specimen streak using the blood agar and inoculate in 37 C overnight.
Data Gathering Procedure
Collection of specimen
Specimen preparation
Gram staining
Coagulase
Biochemical
test
tests
X2= ______________
expected
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