Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus contamination and distribution in patient’s care environment at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorNkuwi, Emmanuel James
dc.contributor.authorKabanangi, Fatima
dc.contributor.authorJoachim, Agricola
dc.contributor.authorRugarabamu, Sima
dc.contributor.authorMajigo, Mtebe
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-26T05:53:54Z
dc.date.available2021-05-26T05:53:54Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionFull text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3602-4en_US
dc.description.abstractEnvironmental contamination with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in routine medical care settings poses an increased risk of health care associated infections through cross-transmission. This study aimed at determining the magnitude and distribution of methicillin-resistant S. aureus contamination among various items in patients’ care surroundings at Muhimbili National Hospital, Tanzanias largest tertiary hospital. A total of 200 environmental samples from high touch items were processed and out of these methicillin-resistant S. aureus was 19.5% with significantly higher contamination in general wards. Patients beds surfaces were the most contaminated among studied items (43.7%), whilst the surgical trolleys were least contaminated (7.7%). Presence of 10 or more patients in a room was an important significant correlate for methicillin-resistant S. aureus contamination by bivariate logistic regression model (odds ratio: 4.75, 95% confidence interval 1.624–13.895, p = 0.004). These findings warrant further study of decontamination practices and improved infection control mechanisms, especially in light of the drug resistant isolates identified.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNkuwi, E. J., Kabanangi, F., Rugarabamu, S., & Majigo, M. (2018). Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus contamination and distribution in patient’s care environment at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzania. BMC Research Notes, 11(1), 1-6.en_US
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3602-4
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3211
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.subjectPatient care environmenten_US
dc.subjectMethicillin resistanten_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental contaminationen_US
dc.subjectStaphylococcus aureusen_US
dc.subjectNosocomial infectionsen_US
dc.subjectHealth care facilitiesen_US
dc.subjectMorbidityen_US
dc.subjectMortalityen_US
dc.subjectTanzaniaen_US
dc.titleMethicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus contamination and distribution in patient’s care environment at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam-Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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