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Table 3 Distribution of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on HTCS

From: Impact of environmental cleaning on the colonization and infection rates of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in patients within the intensive care unit in a tertiary hospital

HTCS

The number of fluorescent markers and removal

Time period

1–3, 2013

4–6, 2013

7–9, 2013

10–12, 2013

1–3, 2014

4–6, 2014

7–9, 2014

10–12, 2014

Guardrail

Number of samples

10

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

 

Number of positive samples

2

0

0

0

1

0

1

1

Bedside table

Number of samples

6

5

4

3

3

3

4

4

 

Number of positive samples

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Treatment vehicle

Number of samples

8

10

8

6

4

4

6

8

 

Number of positive samples

3

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

Monitor button

Number of samples

3

2

3

3

4

4

3

3

 

Number of positive samples

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Injection pump button

Number of samples

3

2

3

3

4

4

3

3

 

Number of positive samples

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Treatment table

Number of samples

3

3

3

3

4

5

6

6

 

Number of positive samples

1

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

total

Number of samples

33

32

31

26

27

28

30

32

 

Number of positive samples

6

0

0

0

1

1

3

2

Positive rate (%)

 

18.2

0

0

0

3.7

3.6

6.7

6.3