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. 2019 Nov 1;35(2):10.7196/SAJCC.2019.v35i2.394. doi: 10.7196/SAJCC.2019.v35i2.394

Table 3. Endemic microorganism profile and number of contaminated pulse oximeter probes in the MICU.

Microorganism Endemic microorganism, n (%) Pulse oximeter probe, n
Staphylococcus aureus 29 (21) 1
Klebsiella pneumoniaei 19 (14) 0
Pseudomonas aeruginosa 17 (13) 0
Acinetobacter baumannii complex 11 (8) 0
Candida albicans 8 (6) 0
Escherichia coli 8 (6) 0
Enterococcus faecium 7 (5) 0
Staphylococcus epidermidis 7 (5) 0
Proteus mirabilis 3 (2) 0
Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus 0 6
Candida auris 0 1

MICU = multidisciplinary intensive care unit