Investigations of the Indoor Environment of the Rural Healthcare Center Sindewahi by Aeromycologists

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

Keywords:

Formaldehyde Fumigation Procedure, Rural Healthcare, Rainfall, Aeromycoflora, O.P.D.

Abstract

The location of the Rural Healthcare Centre Sindewahi in India is latitude 20.283220 and longitude 79.6667600. This region experiences three distinct seasons: the summer, winter, and rainy season, which are determined by temperature, humidity, and rainfall. The warmer months of February through May saw highs of 45 to 47 degrees Celsius. Rainfall usually lasts from June to September, and minimum temperatures can drop as low as 8 or 9 degrees Celsius from October through January, when winter officially begins. Three distinct General Ward sections were used for air sampling in order to research the indoor aeromycoflora of the rural health care centre (G.W.). They sampled twice a month on a regular basis during the two years that followed, from August 2014 to July 2016.The Rural Healthcare Centre in Sewahi has the capacity to admit approximately seventy patients for medical care. O.P.D. began at 10:00 a.m. Physicians visit the general ward from 9:00 am to 10:00 am and from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm. They give medication prescriptions and test recommendations to patients who have been admitted. The formaldehyde fumigation procedure is employed for sterilisation. By using the petriplate exposure method, air samples were routinely taken from G.W. of the rural health care centre Sindewahi.

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2019-03-30

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S. M. Waghare , " Investigations of the Indoor Environment of the Rural Healthcare Center Sindewahi by Aeromycologists, International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 6, Issue 2, pp.1040-1046, March-April-2019.