Contamination of microbial pathogens and their antimicrobial pattern in operating theatres of peri-urban eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study.
Sandra MatinyiMuwanguzi EnochDeborah AkiaValentine ByaruhangaEdson MaserekaIsaac EkeuCollins G K AtuheirePublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2018)
There is moderate contamination of operating theatres of Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. Common organisms were Pseudomonas, Bacillus, and Aspergillus spps. Resistance was observed against chloramphenicol and cotrimoxazole. More caution is necessary to carefully disinfect the operating theatres at Regional referral settings and similar tertiary health care centres with more emphasis on obstetrics and gynecology theatres. Diagnosis and care of patients at such clinical settings should consider the possibility of antibiotic resistance.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- risk assessment
- primary care
- drinking water
- gram negative
- health risk
- palliative care
- staphylococcus aureus
- human health
- south africa
- microbial community
- quality improvement
- high intensity
- multidrug resistant
- emergency department
- biofilm formation
- risk factors
- escherichia coli
- acute care
- chronic pain
- antimicrobial resistance
- social media
- adverse drug