Table 2 Number of hospital surface swabs (HSS) collected per country and per hospital site, over the total of 4126 HSS (where information regarding surface was available)

From: Colonisation of hospital surfaces from low- and middle-income countries by extended spectrum β-lactamase- and carbapenemase-producing bacteria

Country

Hospital site

Patient’s zone

Surfaces near the sink drain

Emergency neonatal care

Ward furniture/surfaces

Mobile medical equipment

Medical equipment

Total

Bangladesh

BC

1

73

11

73

78

19

255

BK

82

26

0

78

57

1

244

 

Total B

83

99

11

151

135

20

499

Ethiopia

ES

41

54

32

80

16

22

245

 

Total E

41

54

32

80

16

22

245

Nigeria

NK

28

5

15

19

11

34

112

NN

139

67

133

83

90

146

658

NW

202

12

89

47

10

16

376

 

Total N

369

84

237

149

111

196

1146

Pakistan

PP

160

42

121

76

135

247

781

 

Total P

160

42

121

76

135

247

781

Rwanda

RK

50

38

179

69

50

15

401

RU

35

37

131

79

58

54

394

 

Total R

85

75

310

148

108

69

795

South Africa

ZAT

87

105

22

152

42

252

660

 

Total SA

87

105

22

152

42

252

660

TOTAL

825

459

733

756

547

806

4,126

  1. Abbreviations for BARNARDS hospitals are detailed in the “Methods” section.