Use of the Biomerieux ID 32C Fungal Identification System for Fungal Isolated from Mother & Child Hospital Dump Site in Akure, Ondo State Nigeria

Hospital solid waste is any waste which is generated in the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or in research in a hospital [1]. Despite the enormous volumes of waste produced by health care systems and the increasing concern among scientists, waste generation has received little attention in clinical literature. The isolation of fungal species in health care solid waste is rarely mentioned in the literature [2] described an outbreak of candiduria arising from improper disposal of infectious waste detected by molecular techniques. The health care sector includes a diverse range of health care facilities and activities, ranging in size from large general and specialist hospitals to small medical and dental offices and clinics. Ancillary facilities in this sector include medical laboratories and research facilities, mortuary centers and blood banks and collection services. All of these facilities present common environmental, health and safety issues that need to be addressed at a scale appropriate to the size of the facility and its activities.