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Table 1 Results of culture samples

From: Healthcare-associated infections: bacteriological characterization of the hospital surfaces in the University Hospital of Abomey-Calavi/so-ava in South Benin (West Africa)

Services

Positive results

Number

Operating theatre

18 (47.4%)

38

Recovery room

13 (12.2%)

18

Maternity

23 (71.9%)

32

Medicine

12 (75%)

16

Paediatrics

14 (87.5%)

16

Surgery

14 (70%)

20

Emergency services

10 (50%)

20

Total

104 (65%)

160

  1. 104 samples were positive for bacteria
  2. Greatest frequency of bacterial isolation observed in paediatrics (87.5%)
  3. Lowest proportion of bacterial isolation found in the operating theatre (47.4%)
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BMC Infectious Diseases

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