Bacterial Profile and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Isolates Recovered from Intensive Care Unit Environments at Wachemo University Nigist Ellen Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia.
Muluneh TemesgenAbera KumaloTakele TekluGetachew AlemuDesta OdokoPublished in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale (2023)
The inanimate hospital environments, medical device, health care providers, and patients in ICU rooms of WUNEMMCSH (Wachemo University Nigest Ellen Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital) were colonized with 143 (79.4%) of potential pathogenic bacterial isolate, which can cause nosocomial infections with high rates of morbidity and mortality among patients. The frequencies of multidrug-resistant 159 (66.8%) bacterial pathogens were alarmingly high. Therefore, to reduce the risk of bacterial contamination and MDR, strict adherence to hospital infection prevention and control measures should be enforced. These measures include regularly performing hand hygiene, periodic disinfection, and sterilization of medical equipment.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- intensive care unit
- multidrug resistant
- acute care
- adverse drug
- end stage renal disease
- gram negative
- acinetobacter baumannii
- newly diagnosed
- drug resistant
- ejection fraction
- risk assessment
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- type diabetes
- climate change
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- antimicrobial resistance
- heavy metals
- drug induced