Bacterial Contamination on the hands of the Middle School Students in Seoul City

서울시내 중학생의 손오염에 관한 세균학적 연구

This Study was performed from Feb. 4th Feb. 15th. 1985 in order to investigate if the rate of the contamination of students' hands were affected by sexes and grades of middle school. The sampled 29 students were selected from the 1st. and 2nd. grades of the middle school. The hands-washed salines were cultured for the isolation of microorganisms. The results were as follows: 1. It was found to be contaminated by 17 Genera of bacteria such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Micrococcus, Bacillus, Neisseria, Branhamella, Acinetobacter, Moraxella, Ozromobacterium, Alcaligenes, Flavobacterium, Pseudomonas, Actinobacillus, Pasteurella, Vibrio, Enterobacteria and Plesiomonas. 2. The strains from 30 isolates were identified as 9 species, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidemidis, Micrococcus varians, Branhamella catarrhalis, Acinetobacter anitratus, Moraxella bovis, Moraxella urethralis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and plesiomonas shigeiloid. 3. The frequency rates on 17 Genera appearances on Students' hands were Staphylococcus $(96.6\%)$, Enterobacteria $(41.4\%)$, Bacillus $(20.7\%)$, Branhamella $(17.2\%)$ et. 4. There was significant difference in cell number between hans of boys & girls. The rate of contamination of girls' hands, especially 2nd grade girls, was lower than boys' hands. This result showed that girls' hands were more clean.

활동성이 강한 중학생을 대상으로 남$\cdot$여, 학생에 따른 세균 오염현황을 파악함으로써 중학생의 보건 교육에 관심을 높이고자 하여 1985년 2월 4일부터 2월 15일까지 서울 시내 중학교에 재학중인 학생 29명을 대상으로 양손으로 부터의 세균을 분리하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 손에 오염된 평균 세균수는 1학년 남학생 $3.08\times10^4$개 여학생$2.48\times10^4$개, 2학년 남학생 $3.32\times10^4$, 여학생 $1.64\times10^4$개로 2학년 여학생에 있어 특히 적은 수가 나타남을 알 수 있었다. 2. 중학생 손에서 검출된 세균의 속명은 Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Micrococcus, Bacillus, Neisseria spp., Branhamella, Acinetobacter, Moraxella, Chromobacterim, Alcaligenes, Flavobacterium, Pseudomonas, Actinobacillus, Pasteurella, Vibrio, Enterobacteria와 Plesiomonas로 17속으로 나타났다. 3. 속명이 밝혀진 균주 중 종명까지 밝혀진 것은 Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidemidis, Micrococcus varians, Branhamella catarrhalis, Acinetobacter anitratus, Moraxella bovis, Moraxella urethralis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa와 plesiomonas shigelloid로 9종이 밝혀졌다. 4. Genus 중 전체 학생중 나타난 출현 빈도가 가장 높은 것은 Staphylococcus $(96.6\%)$이었고 그 다음 Enterobacterial $(14.4\%)$ Bacillus$(20.7\%)$, Branhamella$(17.2\%)$순으로 나타났다.