Table 1.
Types of bacteria and the rate of their isolation from hospital staff apparel
| BACTERIA ISOLATED |
PROTECTIVE GOWNS N = 45 |
FACE SHIELD N = 34 |
HANDGLOVE N = 46 |
TOTAL N = 125 |
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| N | % | N | % | N | % | Overall percent isolation rate |
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| Escherichia coli | 3 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13.0 | 7.2 |
| Enterobacter spp | 5 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.8 | 8.0 |
| Bacillus spp | 8 | 17.8 | 6 | 17.6 | 4 | 8.7 | 14.4 |
| Shigella dysenteriae |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| Klebsiella aerogenes |
2 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 3.2 |
| Citrobacter spp | 6 | 13.3 | 3 | 8.8 | 4 | 8.7 | 10.4 |
| Proteus vulgaris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Salmonella spp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
3 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.7 | 5.6 |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
1 | 2.2 | 3 | 8.8 | 2 | 4.3 | 4.8 |