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Table 2 The proportion of bacteria isolated from different wards at UoGCSH from December 2020 to March 2021

From: Bacterial profile of high-touch surfaces, leftover drugs and antiseptics together with their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Bacterial isolates

Type of ward

Surgical

n (%)

Post-natal

n (%)

Orthopedic

n (%)

Trauma

n (%)

NICU

n (%)

Total

CoNS

12 (42.9)

4 (16.7)

13 (56.5)

9 (42.9)

6 (33.3)

44 (38.6)

Staphylococcus aureus

3 (10.7)

5 (20.8)

4 (17.4)

2 (9.5)

1 (5.6)

15 (13.2)

Enterococcus species

1 (3.6)

4 (16.7)

–

2 (9.5)

2 (11.1)

9 (7.8)

Viridans streptococci

–

1 (4.2)

1 (4.3)

1 (4.8)

–

3 (2.6)

Streptococcus pyogenes

–

1 (4.2)

–

–

1 (5.6)

2 (1.8)

Bacillus species

–

1 (4.2)

–

–

–

1 (0.9)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

11 (39.3)

2 (8.3)

–

–

–

13 (11.4)

Klebsiella pneumoniae

–

3 (12.5)

–

2 (9.5)

5 (27.8)

10 (8.8)

Acinetobacter baumannii

1 (3.6)

1 (4.2)

2 (8.7)

3 (14.3)

2 (11.1)

9 (7.8)

Enterobacter cloacae

–

1 (4.2)

1 (4.3)

1 (4.8)

1 (5.6)

4 (3.5)

Providentia stuartii

–

–

2 (8.7)

–

–

2 (1.8)

Klebsiella ozaenae

–

–

–

1 (4.8)

–

1 (0.9)

Burkholderia cepacia

–

1 (4.2)

–

–

–

1 (0.9)

Total

28 (24.6)

24 (21)

23 (20.2)

21 (18.4)

18 (15.8)

114

  1. CoNS coagulase negative Staphylococci, NICU Neonatal Intensive Care Unit