One hundred random meat samples were collected under sterile conditions fromgeneral & recent Assiut University hospitals buildings and were examin ed bacteriologically to estimate aerobic plate, Enterobacteriacea, coliforms, faecal coliform, Enterococci and Cl. perfringens count. Half of the samples were raw while the other half were cooked.
Besides isolation and identification of some pathogenic microorganisms were conducted.
The sanitary improvement and assesment of the sources of contamination were carried out.
Suggestive measures to protect phyisicans, patients as well as all hospital staffs from the risk of public health hazards were discussed.