Abstract
This study examined to identify bacterial contamination of shopping carts handles from different supermarkets and large stores in Sakaka. A total of 30 samples were collected from shopping carts, 15 samples before and 15 samples after wiping the handles with disinfectant wipes, some of bacteria isolated from shopping carts and baskets before using disinfectant wipes are: Gram +ve bacteria are S.aureus , S.hominis , S.pettinkoferi and Micrococcus spp and some of isolated Gram –ve bacteria are Gardenerella vaginalis and pseudomonas. Isolated bacteria after using disinfectant wipes are Corynebacterium matruchotti, S.cohnii and Pasteurella pneumotropica they show high sensitivity to Gentamicin, Chloramphenicol, Moxifloxacin and Rifampin.
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