October 2020 Vol. 8 No.10

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Original Research Article

Biotyping of Candida albicans isolated from the Student's Mobile Phones

Anam Aziz Jasim^1*, Taghreed Khudhur Mohammed², Hanaa N. Abdullah³, Ali Hafedh Abbas⁴, Mohammed Abed Jwad⁵

¹Lecture,Masterbiotechnology/Institute of Medical Technology/Al – Mansour/ Baghdad/ Iraq\ Middle Technical University
²Ph.D Microbiology/Institute of Medical Technology/Al-Mansour/Baghdad/ Middle Technical University
³Ph.D.Genetic Eng.and Biotechnology/College of Health and Medical Technology-Baghdad/ Middle Technical University
⁴Tropical-Biological Research Unit/ Science College/University of Baghdad/ Baghdad/ Iraq
⁵Al-Nosor University, Baghdad, Iraq.

*Corresponding Author's Email: neamaziz73@gmail.com

Received: 27 September 2020  I  Accepted: 18 October 2020  I  Published: 23 October 2020  I  Article ID: MRJMMS-20-157
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Abstract

Mobile phones are approximately widely used everywhere like in hospital wards, clinics, Universities and biomedical laboratories. It has become very important tool in students' life. In contrast, these tools carry many harmful bacteria and fungi which are responsible for infectious diseases in humans. This study was aimed to isolate fungi from students’ mobile phones (MPs) and study the resistant to many antifungal agents. Also, know the appropriate remedial measures. Four hundred and fifty MPs samples were collected from four hundred and fifty students, their age range was (17 – 30) years. All swab samples were collected from students, then all swabs streaked on enriched and selective culture media to diagnose the fungi. From a total of four hundred and fifty swabs that were collected from the MPs of the students, 15 swabs (3.33%) showed positive culture for Candida albicans isolates. The percentage of isolated Candida albicans were 14 isolates (93.33%) in females' MPs and only one isolate (6.67%) in males' MPs was diagnosed. The results of the anti-fungal sensitivity of the 15^th Candida albicans isolates were 100% sensitive for Amphotericin-B, Nystatin and Clotrimazole. While 100% resistant for Fluconazole, and Itraconazole, and the resistance percentage was 85.71% for Ketoconazole of females' MPs. The present findings concluded that the students' contaminated MPs could serve as reservoirs of fungal agents, and the close contact with these objects might play an important role transmitting the pathogenic microorganisms from person to other causing the diseases. Some Candida albicans isolates were 100% sensitive to many antifungal agents.

Keywords: Antifungal agents, Candida albicans, Contamination, Mobile phones