Studies on antimicrobial activity of commercial handwashes against selected human pathogens
Varsha M. Chaudhari
Department of Microbiology, PSGVPM’s S.I. Patil Arts, G.B. Patel Science and STCO-OP KVS Commerce College, Tal-Shahada, Dist. Nandurbar-425 409 (India) Author for Correspondence email : varsharaj2913@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
In the present investigation, antimicrobial activity of various antiseptic and herbal market handwashes were determined against bacterial isolates present on the skin surface like Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa using the agar disc diffusion method. Various microbes are deposited on the surface of the skin from the dust present in the external environment which causes infection. Antimicrobial activities of commercial available handwashes like Dettol, Savlon, Patanjali herbal, Medimix herbal on skin microflora pathogens were studied. The results obtained revealed that among the different handwash Patanjali herbal hand wash showed the highest efficacy against Gram-positive isolates Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis but in Gram-negative isolates E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa dettol and savlon had maximum bactericidal activity.