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Table 2 Distribution of MDR ESKAPEE pathogens across the hospital departments

From: Environmental contamination across multiple hospital departments with multidrug-resistant bacteria pose an elevated risk of healthcare-associated infections in Kenyan hospitals

MDR ESKAPEE

Newborn

(n = 3)

Surgical

(n = 3)

Maternity

(n = 3)

Pediatric

(n = 5)

General

(n = 2)

Outpatient

(n = 5)

Total

Acinetobacter baumannii

2

9

4

6

1

1

23

Klebsiella pneumoniae

8

6

5

1

0

2

22

Enterobacter species

4

3

5

2

2

3

19

Escherichia coli

1

2

0

2

0

0

5

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1

0

0

0

0

1

2

MRSA

0

1

0

3

0

1

5

Enterococcus faecalis

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Enterococcus faecium

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

Total

18/70 (25.0%)

21/110 (19.1%)

14/80 (17.5%)

14/119 (11.8%)

3/64 (4.7%)

8/174

(4.6%)

78/617 (12.6%)