Table 4 GNB- and CR-GNB-positive environmental sampling sites in the ICU, 2019-2022, n (%).
Sampling sites | Number of samples | GNB | CR-GNB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. baumannii | P. aeruginosa | K. pneumoniae | Total | CRAB | CRPA | CRKP | Total | ||
Bed units for nonisolated patients | 373 | 25 (6.7) | 0 | 6 (1.6) | 31 (8.3) | 14 (3.8) | 0 | 2 (0.5) | 16 (4.3) |
Patient-occupied rooms | 254 | 18 (7.1) | 0 | 4 (1.6) | 22 (8.7)* | 11 (4.3) | 0 | 1 (0.4) | 12 (4.7)* |
Unoccupied room after terminal disinfection | 119 | 7 (5.9) | 0 | 2 (1.7) | 9 (7.6)* | 3 (2.5) | 0 | 1 (0.8) | 4 (3.4)* |
Medical devices for nonisolated patients | 327 | 21 (6.4) | 0 | 2 (0.6) | 23 (7.0) | 19 (5.8) | 0 | 0 | 19 (5.8) |
In-use devices | 218 | 16 (7.3) | 0 | 2 (0.9) | 18 (8.3)† | 16 (7.3) | 0 | 0 | 16 (7.3)†# |
Disinfected devices | 109 | 5 (4.6) | 0 | 0 | 5 (4.6)† | 3 (2.8) | 0 | 0 | 3 (2.8)† |
Doctors’ offices and nurses’ stations | 1222 | 49 (4.0) | 15 (1.2) | 8 (0.7) | 72 (5.9) | 31 (2.5) | 12(1.0) | 1 (0.1) | 44 (3.6) |
Hand washing sinks | 92 | 3 (3.3) | 14 (15.2) | 1 (1.1) | 18 (19.6)‡ | 2 (2.2) | 12(13.0) | 1 (1.1) | 15 (16.3)‡** |
Non-hand washing sinks | 1130 | 46 (4.1) | 1 (0.1) | 7 (0.6) | 54 (4.8)‡ | 29 (2.6) | 0 | 0 | 29 (2.6)‡ |
Work coats | 44 | 3 (6.8) | 1(2.3) | 0 | 4 (9.1) | 2 (4.5) | 1(2.3) | 0 | 3 (6.8) |
Mobile phones | 148 | 8 (5.4) | 0 | 1 (0.7) | 9 (6.1) | 6 (4.1) | 0 | 0 | 6 (4.1) |
Hands | 101 | 2 (2.0) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.0) | 5 (5.0) | 0 | 1(1.0) | 1 (1.0) | 2 (2.0) |
Total | 2215 | 108 (4.9) | 17 (0.8) | 19 (0.9) | 144 (6.5) | 72 (3.3) | 14(0.6) | 4 (0.2) | 90 (4.1) |
