Cross sectional analysis of the presence of airborne bacteria and fungi within the UJ Chiropractic Clinic

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Abstract: In a previous study performed by Perdijk, Barnard, and Yelverton in 2017, it was found that there was bacteria and fungi present on the treatment beds within the University of Johannesburg (UJ) Doornfontein campus (DFC) Chiropractic Clinic. A follow up study conducted by Kingham, Barnard, Singh and Yelverton in 2019 showed that over a weekend period, when the clinic was inactive, there was an increase in the number of bacteria and fungi present on the beds. They proceeded to hypothesise that the potential source of this increase may be that bacteria and fungi were settling on the beds from the air. The research question became if there are any airborne bacteria and fungi as hypothesised in the previous study...M.Tech. (Chiropractic