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.

ServicesCritical pointsCFU/25 cm2 (M ± σ)

Burn unitOperating roomOperating table0
Instruments table0
Anesthesia mask0
Patient’s room 1Cart3 ± 1.67
Bed rails5 ± 4.67
Bedside tables8 ± 6.67
Refrigerator7 ± 4.33
Patient’s room 2Cart41 ± 25.33
Bedside tables87 ± 47.33
Bed rails173 ± 100
Operating roomOperating table58 ± 33.33
Instruments table0
Anesthesia table0
Mask of anesthesia0
Scialytic0
SterilizationConditioning areaPaillasse0
Autoclave115 ± 66.67
Storage areaCart0
Paillasse (1)0
Paillasse (2)1 ± 0,.3

M ± σ: mean ± standard deviations. CFU: colony-forming unit.