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. 2024 Mar 29;15:2758. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-46684-z

Table 2.

Number of hospital surface swabs (HSS) collected per country and per hospital site, over the total of 4126 HSS (where information regarding surface was available)

Country Hospital site Patient’s zone Surfaces near the sink drain Emergency neonatal care Ward furniture/surfaces Mobile medical equipment Medical equipment Total
Bangladesh BC 1 73 11 73 78 19 255
BK 82 26 0 78 57 1 244
Total B 83 99 11 151 135 20 499
Ethiopia ES 41 54 32 80 16 22 245
Total E 41 54 32 80 16 22 245
Nigeria NK 28 5 15 19 11 34 112
NN 139 67 133 83 90 146 658
NW 202 12 89 47 10 16 376
Total N 369 84 237 149 111 196 1146
Pakistan PP 160 42 121 76 135 247 781
Total P 160 42 121 76 135 247 781
Rwanda RK 50 38 179 69 50 15 401
RU 35 37 131 79 58 54 394
Total R 85 75 310 148 108 69 795
South Africa ZAT 87 105 22 152 42 252 660
Total SA 87 105 22 152 42 252 660
TOTAL 825 459 733 756 547 806 4,126

Abbreviations for BARNARDS hospitals are detailed in the “Methods” section.