Table 1.
Bacteria isolated from NICU environmental surfaces
| Sampling sites | Bacterial isolates | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. coli | Klebsiella species | Pseudomonas species | Acinetobacter species | S. aureus | CoNS | Enteroccus species | |
| Radiant warmer | 02 | 02 | – | 01 | 12 | – | – |
| Suction tip | 06 | 04 | 06 | 02 | – | – | 02 |
| Incubator | 08 | 02 | 01 | – | – | 04 | 01 |
| Stethoscope | – | – | – | – | 01 | 02 | 02 |
| Phototherapy bed | 02 | 01 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mothers’ bed | 05 | 04 | 01 | 02 | – | – | – |
| Ambu bag | – | 02 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ventilator | 01 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Door handles | – | – | – | – | 02 | 01 | 03 |
| Weighing machine | 01 | 03 | – | – | – | 02 | 01 |
| Laryngoscope | 01 | – | – | – | 02 | 01 | – |
| Telephone set | – | – | – | 01 | – | 02 | 02 |
| Bedside locker | 01 | 01 | – | – | – | 02 | 02 |
| BP Machine | – | – | – | 01 | – | 03 | 02 |
| Station counter | – | 01 | – | – | – | 01 | – |
| Hood box | – | – | – | – | – | 02 | – |
| Wall BPL monitor | – | 01 | 01 | – | – | 02 | – |
| Sterilizer | – | – | – | – | 01 | – | – |
| Total | 27 | 21 | 09 | 07 | 18 | 22 | 15 |