Table 3.

Culture positivity across different medical equipment and inanimate surfaces in the NICU and pediatric wards, HUCSH, October 20 to December 30, 2020.

Category	Culture positive, n (%)
Medical equipment (n = 56)
Incubators (n = 4)	3 (75)
Oxygen hoods (n = 13)	8 (61.5)
Radiant warmers (n = 14)	12 (85.7)
Weighing scales (n = 2)	1 (50)
Phototherapy units (n = 5)	2 (40)
Thermometers (n = 5)	1 (20)
Stethoscopes (n = 11)	4 (36.4)
Ultrasound (n = 1)	1 (100)
X-ray (n = 1)	1 (100)
Total (n = 56)	33 (58.9)
Types of inanimate surface (n = 61)
Bed (n = 44)	17 (38.6)
Table (n = 11)	7 (63.6)
Sink (n = 6)	2 (33.3)
Total (n = 61)	26 (42.6)

HUCSH: Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, NICU: neonatal intensive care unit.