Bacterial contamination on clinical surfaces and oxygen device accessories in the emergency unit of a tertiary health facility in Ghana.
Evans ThompsonAkua Tutuwaa BaduEmmanuella AbbanEvelyn Baawa EyesonLeslie Larry AfutuBless AmankwaahSuzzana Dickson BuabengAbigail Agyen FrimpongAlberta Serwah AnningGeorge Ghartey-KwansahPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2024)
The almost equal prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria from both post-disinfected and pre-disinfected surfaces of inanimate objects, and oxygen device accessories connote an ineffective disinfection process which may influence resistance in bacterial contaminants. This requires the overhaul of disinfection protocol and training of hospital staff, and rational use of antibacterial agents at the hospital to mitigating the burden of nosocomial infections.
Keyphrases
- drinking water
- healthcare
- multidrug resistant
- public health
- acinetobacter baumannii
- health risk
- risk factors
- acute care
- biofilm formation
- adverse drug
- randomized controlled trial
- klebsiella pneumoniae
- long term care
- mental health
- risk assessment
- drug resistant
- gram negative
- human health
- methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
- climate change
- candida albicans
- silver nanoparticles
- electronic health record
- heavy metals