Research Article
Microbial Content of “Bowl Water” Used for Communal Handwashing in Preschools within Accra Metropolis, Ghana
Table 3
Bacteria colony count of water samples (cfu/mL) and hand-swab samples (cfu/g).
| Bacterial isolates | Water sources | Swabs | Main | Soapy | Rinse | Hand before washing | Hand after washing |
| Staphylococcus spp. | | | | | | Salmonella spp. | | | | | | E. coli | | | | | | Citrobacter spp. | | | | | | K. pneumonia | | | | | | K. oxytoca | | | | | | Klebsiella spp. | | | | | | P. mirabilis | | | | | |
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