Bacterial Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of the Isolates from Stethoscope, Thermometer, and Inanimate Surfaces of Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Total number of screened equipment and surfaces and organisms detected at Mizan-Tepi University Teaching Hospital, 2017.
Type and number of screened object
Type of organism detected
Total
CoNS
E. coli
Klebsiella
Proteus
P. aeruginosa
Serratia
S. aureus
Door handle (52)
2
1
1
2
3
-
4
13
Floor (27)
5
-
2
1
2
1
8
19
Bed surface (34)
5
3
-
1
-
1
5
15
Wall (21)
-
3
3
2
3
-
-
11
Stethoscope (20)
1
1
2
-
-
1
-
5
Thermometer (7)
3
-
1
1
-
-
1
6
Table top (27)
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
13
Window handle (13)
-
3
2
-
-
1
-
6
Total = 201
17 (19.3)
14 (15.9)
13 (14.8)
9 (10.2)
10 (11.4)
6 (6.8)
19 (21.6)
88
-, no detection of specified organism in that particular object.
