Microbial Contamination Of Non- Sterile Pharmaceutical Drops Produced In Egypt

M. H. M. Hefny, Microbiology & Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal UniversityFollow
S. E. M. Galal, Microbiology & Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University
A. A. A. Ahmed, Microbiology & Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University
M. S. Mansy, Microbiology & Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Azhr University
S. Shabayek, Microbiology & Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Suez Canal University

Corresponding Author

M. H. M. Hefny

Subject Area

Microbiology and Immunology

Abstract

This study is to assess the microbial quality of 360 of non-sterile pharmaceutical drops to note the microbial contamination. Quantitavely, there was no viable bacterial growth in (79.17%) of the tested samples. The samples were free from potentially bacterial pathogens. While, (87.22 %) were free from fungi. Qualitativley, showed that Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus subtilis, and Micrococcus species at frequencies of (26.05 %), (20.17 %) and (15.97 %). Also, fungal contaminants were Aspergillus niger, Saccharomyces species, Penicillium species and Aspergillus flavus at frequencies of (17.65 %), (10.92 %), (7.56 %), (1.68 %) respectively. Egyptian pharmaceuticals should strictly deal with microbial stringency within the manufacturing, packaging, distribution and storage.

Recommended Citation

Hefny, M. H. M.; Galal, S. E. M.; Ahmed, A. A. A.; Mansy, M. S.; and Shabayek, S. (2022) "Microbial Contamination Of Non- Sterile Pharmaceutical Drops Produced In Egypt," Bulletin of Faculty of Pharmacy Cairo University: Vol. 60 : Iss. 1 , Article 5.
Available at: https://doi.org/10.54634/2090-9101.1029