Table 3.
Distribution of Bacteria Over Different Surfaces in ICU and OTs at TASH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018
| Sampling Points | Bacteria, n (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. aureus | CoNS | Bacillus spp | Enterococcus spp | GBS | A. baumannii | P. aeruginosa | Klebsiella spp | E. coli | S. marcescens | Others A | |
| Anastasia machine | 5(7.9) | 2(7.1) | 1(16.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(2.6) | 1(7.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| Bed | 8(12.7) | 2(7.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) | 8(20.5) | 1(7.1) | 1(9.1) | 2(22.2) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| Environmental surface* | 6(9.5) | 6(21.4) | 3(50) | 1(33.3) | 0(0) | 3(7.7) | 1(7.1) | 1(9.1) | 0(0) | 1(25) | 0(0) |
| Monitor | 5(7.9) | 3(10.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) | 4(10.3) | 1(7.1) | 0(0) | 1(11.1) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) |
| Sink | 6(9.5) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(5.1) | 1(7.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) |
| Suction Machine | 7(11.1) | 3(10.7) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) | 0(0) | 5(12.8) | 3(21.4) | 0(0) | 1(11.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| Linens | 5(7.9) | 4(14.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) | 6(15.4) | 3(21.4) | 6(54.5) | 2(22.2) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| Lobby (furniture) | 5(7.9) | 3(10.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 5(12.8) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(11.1) | 1(25) | 0(0) |
| Ventilator | 1(1.6) | 1(3.6) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 3(7.7) | 1(7.1) | 3(27.3) | 2(22.2) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| Work station | 6(9.5) | 1(3.6) | 2(33.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(5.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(50) | 0(0) |
| Others B | 9(14.3) | 3(10.7) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(14.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 1(33.3) |
| Total | n=63 | n=28 | n=6 | n=3 | n=3 | n=39 | n=14 | n=11 | n=9 | n=4 | n=3 |
Notes: OthersA(Shigella spp, Enterobacter cloacae); OthersB(Laparoscopy, Operation room (OR)-Light, oxygen cylinder, Trowels); *Environmental surfaces (Doorknob, Floor, Corroder and Wall).
Abbreviations: GBS, Group B Streptococcus; CoNS, coagulase-negative Staphylococci.