Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of the Isolates from Stethoscope, Thermometer, and Inanimate Surfaces of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Type and number of materials or surfaces screened for nosocomial bacteria at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, 2017.
Ward
Number of objects sampled
Number of culture-positive samples
Type (number of organisms isolated)
Emergency
Door handle (10)
2
S. aureus (1), CoNS (1)
Floor (4)
3
S. aureus (2), CoNS (1), Klebsiella spp. (1)
Bed (3)
2
E. coli (1), Proteus spp. (1)
Wall (3)
2
Klebsiella spp. (1),
P. aeruginosa (1)
Stethoscope (3)
1
Klebsiella spp. (1)
Thermometer (2)
1
CoNS (1)
Examination table (5)
2
Klebsiella spp. (1), Serratia spp. (1)
Pediatrics
Door handle (8)
3
S. aureus (2), P. aeruginosa (1)
Floor (4)
4
S. aureus (3), CoNS (1)
Bed (4)
3
S. aureus (2), CoNS (1)
Wall (3)
2
E. coli (1), Klebsiella spp. (1), Proteus (1)
Stethoscope (2)
1
CoNS (1)
Thermometer (1)
1
CoNS (1)
Bed-side table (4)
1
CoNS (1)
Medical
Door handle (6)
1
Klebsiella spp. (1)
Floor (3)
2
CoNS (2), P. aeruginosa (1)
Bed (7)
3
S. aureus (3), CoNS (1)
Wall (3)
1
E. coli (1), P. aeruginosa (1)
Stethoscope (2)
-
-
Thermometer (1)
1
S. aureus (1), CoNS (1)
Bed-side table (5)
1
S. aureus (1)
Adult and pediatrics OPD
Door handle (16)
2
CoNS (1), P. aeruginosa (1)
Floor (8)
2
CoNS (1), Serratia spp. (1)
Bed (8)
1
CoNS (1)
Wall (6)
1
Proteus spp. (1)
Stethoscope (8)
2
E. coli (1), Serratia spp. (1)
Thermometer (3)
1
Klebsiella spp. (1), Proteus spp. (1)
Examination table (5)
3
E. coli (1), P. aeruginosa (1), Serratia spp. (1)
Window handle (7)
2
E. coli (2), Klebsiella spp. (1)
Gynecology and obstetrics
Door handle (7)
4
S. aureus (1), Proteus (2), P. aeruginosa (1)
Floor (4)
1
S. aureus (1), P. aeruginosa (1)
Bed (6)
2
E. coli (1), Serratia spp. (1)
Wall (3)
1
P. aeruginosa (1)
Stethoscope (3)
1
Klebsiella spp. (1)
Bed-side table (5)
3
E. coli (2), Klebsiella spp. (1)
Window handle (2)
1
Serratia spp. (1)
Operating room (OR)
Door handle (5)
2
E. coli (1)
Floor (4)
2
Klebsiella spp. (1), S. aureus (2), Proteus species (1)
Bed (6)
3
CoNS (2), E. coli (1)
Wall (3)
2
E. coli (1), Klebsiella spp. (1)
Stethoscope (2)
-
-
Bed-side table (3)
2
Proteus spp. (2), P. aeruginosa (1)
Window handle (4)
1
E. coli (1), Klebsiella spp. (1)
Mixed growth of bacteria; -, no growth of bacteria; OPD, outpatient department.
