Research Article
Infectious Risk of the Hospital Environment in the Center of Morocco: A Case of Care Unit Surfaces
Table 1
CFU/25 cm2 found in the different critical points of the three services studied.
| | Services | Critical points | CFU/25 cm2 (M ± σ) |
| Burn unit | Operating room | Operating table | 0 | Instruments table | 0 | Anesthesia mask | 0 | Patient’s room 1 | Cart | 3 ± 1.67 | Bed rails | 5 ± 4.67 | Bedside tables | 8 ± 6.67 | Refrigerator | 7 ± 4.33 | Patient’s room 2 | Cart | 41 ± 25.33 | Bedside tables | 87 ± 47.33 | Bed rails | 173 ± 100 | Operating room | Operating table | 58 ± 33.33 | | Instruments table | 0 | | Anesthesia table | 0 | | Mask of anesthesia | 0 | | Scialytic | 0 | | Sterilization | Conditioning area | Paillasse | 0 | Autoclave | 115 ± 66.67 | Storage area | Cart | 0 | Paillasse (1) | 0 | Paillasse (2) | 1 ± 0,.3 |
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M ± σ: mean ± standard deviations. CFU: colony-forming unit.
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