Contribution of Medical Wards Contamination to Wound Infection among Patients Attending Ruhengeri Referral Hospital

Table 2

Bacterial contamination from clinic items and working surface.

Level and type of bacteria isolates
Clinic and surface sample swabs	Escherichia coli	Pseudomonas aeruginosa	Proteus mirabilis	S. aureus	Enterobacter cloacae
ICU
Hygienic materials	1 (1.6)	0	0	1 (1.6)	0
Wall near patients	0	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	3 (4.9)	1 (1.6)
The door	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	2 (3.3)	2 (3.3)	1 (1.6)
Blanket/bed sheet	1 (1.6)	0	0	1 (1.6)	0
Pediatric
Hygienic material	3 (4.9)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	3 (4.9)	1 (1.6)
Wall near patients	1 (1.6)	2 (3.3)	2 (3.3)	4 (6.5)	2 (3.3)
Doors	2 (3.3)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)
Blanket/bed sheets	3 (4.9)	1 (1.6)	2 (3.3)	3 (4.9)	1 (1.6)
Surgery
Hygienic materials	1 (1.6)	2 (3.3)	0	3 (4.9)	1 (1.6)
Wall near patients	2 (3.3)	2 (3.3)	2 (3.3)	4 (6.5)	1 (1.6)
Blanket/bed sheets	3 (4.9)	2 (3.3)	2 (3.3)	3 (4.9)	0
Doors	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	0	2 (3.3)	1 (1.6)
Total	19 (31.1%)	14 (22.9%)	13 (21.3%)	30 (49.1%)	10 (16.4%)