Table 6.
Bacteria isolated from various medical equipment and inanimate surfaces in the NICU and pediatric ward of HUCSH, October 20 to December 30, 2020 (N = 72).
| Medical equipment and inanimate surfaces | Types of bacteria, n (%) |
Total, n (%) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micrococcus | S. saprophyticus | S. epidermidis | K. pneumoniae | k. rhinoscleromatis | k. oxytoca | Acinetobacter | Pseudomonas species | ||
| Incubators | 1 (33.3) | – | 2 (66.6) | – | – | – | – | – | 3 (4.2) |
| Oxygen hoods | 4 (44.4) | 1 (11.1) | – | 1 (11.1) | – | – | 1 (11.1) | 2 (22.2) | 9 (12.5) |
| Radiant warmers | 8 (61.6) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) | – | 1 (7.7) | – | – | – | 13 (18.1) |
| Weighing scales | – | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | – | – | 1 (1.4) |
| Phototherapy units | – | 2 (50) | 2 (50) | – | – | – | – | – | 4 (5.6) |
| Stethoscopes | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 (100) | – | 4 (5.6) |
| Thermometers | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | 1 (1.4) |
| Ultrasound | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | 1 (1.4) |
| X-ray | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 (100) | – | 1 (1.4) |
| Beds | 3 (12.5) | 2 (8.3) | – | 2 (8.3) | 7 (29.2) | 2 (8.3) | 7 (29.2) | 1 (4.2) | 24 (33.3) |
| Tables | – | – | – | 2 (18.2) | 2 (18.2) | 2 (18.2) | 4 (36.4) | 1 (9.1) | 11 (15.3) |
| Sinks | – | – | – | 1 (50) | 1 (50) | – | – | – | 2 (2.8) |
| Total isolated bacteria | 16 (22.2) | 5 (6.9) | 6 (8.3) | 6 (8.3) | 12 (16.7) | 4 (5.6) | 19 (26.4) | 4 (5.6) | 72 (100) |
HUCSH: Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.