Aeromycological Studies of Indoor Environment of Rural Healthcare Centre Sindewahi

Authors

  • S. M. Waghare  Department of Botany, Late B. S. Arts Prof. N.G. Science and A. G. Commerce College, Sakharkherda, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

G.W, Rural Healthcare Centre, Temperature, Humidity, Rainfall Climate

Abstract

Rural Healthcare Centre Sindewahi situates at latitude 20.283220 and longitude 79.6667600 of India. Depending upon the temperature, humidity and rainfall climate of this region divided into three seasons i.e. summer, winter and rainy season. The summer season starts from February to May and maximum temperature reaches up to 45 to 47c. The rainfall generally occurs from June to September while winter starts from October to month of January and minimum temperature reaches up to 8 to 9c. For studying the indoor aeromycoflora of rural health care centre the air sampling was done in three different sections General ward (G.W.). Their sampling was done regularity twice in the month for consecutive two years i.e. Aug.2014-July2016.In Rural Healthcare Centre sindewahi there is a facilityto admit about 70 patient for their treatment. O.P.D. was start from10 am. Doctors visit to the general ward in the morning 09:00 am to 10:00 am and evening 04:00pm to 05:00 pm, and prescribes the medicine and advice the test for admitted patients. For the sterilization formaldehyde fumigation method is used. The air samples were collected from G.W. of rural health care center Sindewahi regularly by petriplate exposure method.

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2019-01-30

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S. M. Waghare, " Aeromycological Studies of Indoor Environment of Rural Healthcare Centre Sindewahi, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp.756-762, January-February-2019.