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Atsebaha G Kahsay
Mekelle University College of Health Sciences
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Abstract Objective: To determine bacterial contaminants and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns from medical equipment and inanimate surfaces. Results: Of 130 swabs, 115(88.5%) were culture positive, of which contaminated medical equipment and inanimate surfaces account 70 (83.3%) and 45 (97.8%), respectively. From the culture positive swabs, a total of 154 bacterial isolates were identified, out of which 106 (68.8%) were gram-positive and 48 (31.2%) were gram negative. Most isolates (82%) were resistant to ampicillin and 13%, 8.6%, and 14% were observed in ciprofloxacin, gentamicin and tetracycline respectively. Multi-drug resistant was observed in Escherichia coli (72.7%) and Staphylococcus aureus (58.7%).
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Bacterial contamination, Intensive care unit, medical equipment, inanimate surfaces, Ethiopia, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern
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Atsebaha G Kahsay
Mekelle University College of Health Sciences
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Editorial decision: Accept
On 18 Sep, 2019
Editor assigned
On 17 Sep, 2019
Submission checks complete
On 16 Sep, 2019
Editor invited
On 16 Sep, 2019
Version 1
Posted 04 Jul, 2019
No comments provided
Editorial decision: Minor revision
On 07 Sep, 2019
Review #1 received
Received 06 Sep, 2019
Submission checks complete
On 01 Jul, 2019
Reviewers invited
Invitations sent on 01 Jul, 2019
Reviewer #1 agreed
On 01 Jul, 2019
Editor assigned
On 29 Jun, 2019
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On 28 Jun, 2019
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On 28 Jun, 2019
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Abstract Objective: To determine bacterial contaminants and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns from medical equipment and inanimate surfaces. Results: Of 130 swabs, 115(88.5%) were culture positive, of which contaminated medical equipment and inanimate surfaces account 70 (83.3%) and 45 (97.8%), respectively. From the culture positive swabs, a total of 154 bacterial isolates were identified, out of which 106 (68.8%) were gram-positive and 48 (31.2%) were gram negative. Most isolates (82%) were resistant to ampicillin and 13%, 8.6%, and 14% were observed in ciprofloxacin, gentamicin and tetracycline respectively. Multi-drug resistant was observed in Escherichia coli (72.7%) and Staphylococcus aureus (58.7%).
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