Table 4 Distribution of pathogens isolated from the environment among different ICUs
Organism | ICU | Total n = 475 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trauma n = 67 | Post operative n = 48 | Chest n = 54 | Medicine n = 53 | General n = 50 | Neurological n = 51 | Coronary n = 50 | Tropical n = 52 | Neurosurgical n = 50 | ||
MS CNS | 9(13.4%) | 2(4.2%) | 5(9.3%) | 1(1.9%) | 3(6%) | 3(5.9%) | 1(2%) | 0(.0%) | 4(8%) | 28(5.9%) |
MR CNS | 4(6%) | 0(.0%) | 6(11.1%) | 6(11.3%) | 4(8%) | 2(3.9%) | 3(6%) | 2(3.8%) | 0(.0%) | 27(5.7%) |
MSSA | 12(18%) | 20(41.7%) | 2(3.7%) | 5(9.4%) | 0(.0%) | 3(5.9%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 42(8.8%) |
MRSA | 0(.0%) | 1(2.1%) | 6(11.1%) | 1(1.9%) | 2(4%) | 4(7.8%) | 3(6%) | 2(3.8%) | 5(10%) | 24(5.1%) |
Enterococcus spp. | 1(1.5%) | 2(4.2%) | 1(1.9%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 1(2%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 5(1.1%) |
E coli | 16(23.9%) | 9(18.8%) | 1(1.9%) | 1(1.9%) | 1(2%) | 3(5.9%) | 1(2%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 32(6.7%) |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | 4(6%) | 2(4.2%) | 15(27.8%) | 2(5.7%) | 1(2%) | 5(9.8%) | 3(6%) | 0(.0%) | 4(8%) | 36(7.6%) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 5(7.5%) | 0(.0%) | 3(5.6%) | 2(3.8%) | 3(6%) | 2(3.9%) | 1(2%) | 0(.0%) | 1(2%) | 17(3.6%) |
Candida spp. | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 3(5.7%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 1(1.9%) | 0(.0%) | 4(0.8%) |
Nonlactose fermenter | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 3(5.6%) | 10(19%) | 14(28%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 1(2%) | 28(5.9%) |
Proteus spp. | 4(6%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 0(.0%) | 6(11.8%) | 9(18%) | 3(5.9%) | 0(.0%) | 22(4.6%) |
Contamination rate | 55(82%) | 36(75%) | 42(77.8%) | 31(58.4%) | 28(56%) | 29(56.8%) | 21(42%) | 8(15.3%) | 15(30%) | 265(55.8%) |