Research Article
Microbiological Assessment of the Different Hand Drying Methods and Washroom Environment Cross-Contamination
Table 1
Antibiotic resistance of bacterial species.
| | Bacterial isolates | Total number of isolates | % resistance (number of isolates) | Resistance to at least 3 antibiotics (%) | Resistance to at least 4 antibiotics | | Penicillin G | Erythromycin | Ampicillin | Cephalothin | Clindamycin | Co-trimoxazole |
| | E. coli | 3 | 33.3% (1) | 33.3% | 66.7% (2) | 33.3% (1) | 33.3% (1) | 66.7% (2) | 33.3 | — | | Klebsiella spp. | 1 | 100% (1) | 100% (1) | 100% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 100 | — | | Staphylococcus aureus | 3 | 100% (3) | 66.7% (2) | 100% (3) | 66.7% (2) | 66.7% (2) | 66.7% (2) | 66.7 | 66.7% | | CoNS | 7 | 85.7 (6) | 71.4 (5) | 85.7 (6) | 42.8% (3) | 57.1% (4) | 42.8% (3) | 71.4 | 42.8% | | Bacillus cereus | 2 | 100% (1) | 50.0% (1) | 100% (1) | 100% (1) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 50.0 | — |
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CoNS: coagulase-negative Staphylococci.
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