Table 3.
The proportions of bacteria isolated from the hands of students before contact with patients in the intensive care unit at a veterinary academic hospital; South Africa
| Isolates | Resistant Isolates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bacterial organism | Screening % (n/N)d |
Recovered % (n/N) |
AMRb % (n/N) | MDRc % (n/N) |
| Enterococcus faecium | 35 (22/62) | 23 (5/22) | 80 (4/5) | 40 (2/5) |
| Staphylococcus aureus | 24 (15/62) | 20 (3/15) | 67 (2/3) | 33 (1/3) |
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | 27 (17/62) | 41 (7/17) | 100 (7/7) | 0 (0/7) |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | 47 (29/62) | 24 (7/29) | 57 (4/7) | 0 (0/7) |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 48(30/62) | 43 (13/30) | 100 (13/13) | 100 (13/13) |
| Escherichia coli | 76 (47/62) | 26 (12/47) | 100 (9/9) | 56 (5/9) |
bAntimicrobial resistance, cMultidrug resistance, d n = number positive for the pathogen, N = total number tested