Hand Hygiene Practices and Microbial Investigation of Hand Contact Swab among Physiotherapists in an Ebola Endemic Region: Implications for Public Health

Table 6

Total bacterial count from physiotherapists at three tertiary hospitals ().

Isolates	Cumulative microbial load (CFU) before treatment	Cumulative microbial load (CFU) after treatment	Cumulative difference (CFU)	Percentage (%)
S. aureus
(i) UNTH	620,000	111,000	509,000	82.1
(ii) NOHE	402,000	292,000	110,000	27.4
(iii) ESUTH	189,000	151,000	38,000	20.1
Coagulase +ve Staphylococcus
(i) UNTH	435,000	303,000	132,000	30.3
(ii) NOHE	152,000	Nil	152,000	100.0
(iii) ESUTH	121,000	119m 000	2,000	0.2
E. coli
(i) UNTH	127,000	Nil	127,000	100.0
(ii) NOHE	NSBG	NSBG	NSBG	NSBG
(iii) ESUTH	NSBG	NSBG	NSBG	NSBG
Bacillus spp.
(i) UNTH	123,000	117,00	6,000	4.9
(ii) NOHE	Nil	127,000	−127,000	Nil
(iii) ESUTH	NSBG	NSBG	NSBG	NSBG
Pseudomonas spp.
(i) UNTH	Nil	153,000	−153,000	Nil
(ii) NOHE	Nil	126,000	−126,000	Nil
(iii) ESUTH	NSBG	NSBG	NSBG	Nil

S. aureus: Staphylococcus aureus; coagulase  +ve: coagulase-positive; E. coli: Escherichia coli; spp.: species; PT: physiotherapist; B: before treatment; A: after treatment; %: frequency of occurrence; NSBG: no significant bacterial growth; NOHE: National Orthopedic Hospital Enugu; UNTH: University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital; ESUTH: Enugu State University Teaching Hospital; CFU: colony forming unit.