MATERIAL AND METHOD
The objective of this study was to determine
the bacterial load and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of
isolates in operating room’s indoor air of Mahatma
Gandhi Hospital (MGH). The study was conducted
from March to August 2013 in MGH. Mahatma Gandhi
Medical College and Hospital is a 1000 bedded tertiary
care hospital situated in Jaipur, India and offers
different specialized medical services for people living
in this part of the state and also nearby areas. There are
10 operation theatres in the hospital. About 5 major
operations (both emergency and elective) are conducted
on a daily basis. Air sample collections were done
during the working hours while the surgery was on and
on an average twenty people were present in each room
including the doctors, students, nurses and ward boys.