MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION OF NON-CRITICAL MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT OF A TERTIARY HOSPITAL IN PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA AND THEIR ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY PATTERNS
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Introduction: Medical devices can sometimes become contaminated with various microorganisms. It becomes a source of infection when such contaminated medical devices are used. This study aimed to investigate the
microbial burden on medical equipment used in the Emergency Department of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH), Nigeria, and their antimicrobial sensitivity patterns.
Methods: Sterile swabs were taken from noncritical medical equipment at the Emergency Medicine Department of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. The sterile swab stick was moistened with normal saline and then swabbed on the medical equipment. It was then inoculated on an agar plate. Isolates were identified and subjected to antibiotic sensitivity testing.
Results: Six bacterial species and four fungal species were isolated. There was no growth on 18 (24.7%) items, and microorganisms were isolated from 55(75.3%) of the noncritical medical equipment.
Conclusion: Non-critical medical equipment in the emergency medicine department was contaminated with microorganisms. This can lead to hospital-acquired infections, which are resistant to antimicrobial agents available in the locality.
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