Table 2 Frequency of isolates obtained from both post-disinfected and pre-disinfected surfaces of oxygen device accessories
Post-disinfected oxygen delivery device | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacteria species | Mask | Humidifier | High flow canula | Low flow canula |
Staphylococcus aureus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Citrobacter sp. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Staphylococcus epidemidis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yersinia sp. | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Corynebacterium sp. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pre-disinfected oxygen delivery device | ||||
 Staphylococcus aureus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Moraxella catarrhalis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Neisseria meningitidis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Streptococcus pneumoniae | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Haemophilus influenzae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |