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Volume 5, Issue 4 (Suppl) Occup Med Health Aff
ISSN: 2329-6879 OMHA, an open access journal Health Congress 2017
October 16-17, 2017
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October 16-17, 2017 Dubai, UAE
12th World Congress on
Industrial Health, Healthcare and Medical Tourism
Shisha: The silent killer
S moking tobacco is known to increase morbidity and mortality worldwide. Water pipe tobacco smoking is becoming a
remarkable phenomenon in the GCC countries. Moreover, this habit shows a continual proliferation pattern related to the
fact that the number of smokers and the number of shisha places are increased sharply. While teens have become more addicted
to shisha due their new lifestyle, some adult use shisha during their business meetings and negotiations. The clinical data has
apparently addressed the drastic impact of smoking on human health, while the impact of pathogens of shisha (itself) is not
properly studied. This study aims at examining the risk of bacterial and fungal transmission through frequent or/and repeated
usage of same water pipe by different smokers in public cafes. Furthermore, this study will recommend the best practices to
eliminate pathogenic infection. 110 samples were collected from different cafes in Dubai and Ajman cities in the time period
between Nov. 2016 and Feb. 2017. Bacterial and fungal strains were examined using standard protocol of culturing, isolating
and identifying microorganism. In addition, the resistance of isolated bacteria to common antibiotics was determined by the
mean of antibiotic susceptibility test of each isolate. Six bacterial strains have been detected which are Pseudomonas putida,
Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Pantoea agglomerans, Bacillus cereus and Providencia alcalifaciens. One of the most important
finding of the current study is the isolated bacteria Staphylococcus saprophyticus which showed methicillin resistance. This
makes the current study of clinical importance for health promotion and awareness.
Biography
Y Alfoteih has obtained his PhD in Environmental Biology from the University of Hohenheim, Germany and did his Post-Doctoral Research in Epidemiology at
Newcastle University, Institute of Cellular and Medical Sciences. He has worked across many universities in Syria and UAE as an Assistant Professor and has
also worked as a Consultant in industry. He has published in many international journals and has presented and chaired sessions at national and international
conferences. He is presently serving as the Chair of the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at Canadian University Dubai, UAE.
Yassen Alfoteih
Canadian University Dubai, UAE
Yassen Alfoteih, Occup Med Health Aff 2017, 5:4 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2329-6879-C1-036