Table 4 Antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacterial isolates from the mobile phones of health professionals (n = 226) at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, Feb–Mar 2018

S. aureus

S

9 (29)

18 (58)

22 (71)

23 (74.2)

8 (25.8)

20 (64.5)

20 (64.5)

19 (61.3)

I

3 (9.7)

3 (9.7)

3 (9.7)

2 (6.5)

3 (9.7)

4 (12.9)

3 (9.7)

2 (6.5)

R

19 (61.3)

10 (32.3)

6 (19.3)

6 (19.3)

20 (64.5)

7 (22.6)

8 (25.8)

10 (32.2)

CoNS

S

50 (39.4)

86 (67.7)

103 (81.1)

101 (79.5)

40 (31.5)

102 (80.3)

82 (64.5)

78 (61.4)

I

10 (7.9)

10 (7.9)

9 (7.1)

4 (3.2)

7 (5.5)

1 (0.8)

11 (8.7)

10 (7.9)

R

67 (52.7)

31 (24.4)

15 (11.8)

22 (17.3)

80 (63)

24 (18.9)

34 (26.8)

39 (30.7)

Streptococci spp.

S

7 (53.8)

9 (69.2)

12 (92.3)

8 (61.5)

11 (84.6)

1 (7.7)

7 (53.8)

7 (53.8)

I

–

–

1(7.7)

–

–

1(7.7)

–

–

R

6 (46.2)

4 (30.8)

–

5 (38.5)

2 (15.4)

11 (84.6)

6 (46.2)

6 (46.2)

S

3 (21.4)

5 (35.6)

9 (64.3)

12 (85.7)

6 (42.9)

14 (100)

8 (57.1)

9 (64.3)

E.coli

I

–

1 (14.3)

1 (7.1)

–

–

–

1 (7.1)

1 (7.1)

R

11 (78.6)

8 (57.1)

4 (28.6)

2 (14.3)

8 (57.1)

–

5 (35.8)

4 (28.6)

S

9 (60)

10 (66.7)

15 (100)

15 (100)

4 (26.7)

5 (35.7)

9 (60)

8 (53.3)

Klebsiella spp.

I

–

–

–

–

1 (6.7)

6 (42.9)

2 (13.3)

–

R

6 (40)

5 (33.3)

–

–

10 (66.6)

4 (21.4)

4 (33.3)

7 (46.7)

Pseudomonas spp.

S

–

4 (50)

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

–

7 (87.5)

–

–

R

8 (100)

4 (50)

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

8 (100)

1 (12.5)

8 (100)

8 (100)

Citrobacter spp.

S

2 (25)

3 (37.5)

8 (100)

5 (62.5)

3 (37.5)

8 (100)

3 (37.5)

2 (25)

R

6 (75)

5 (62.5)

–

3 (37.5)

5 (62.5)

–

5 (62.5)

6 (75)

S

80 (37)

135 (62.5)

174 (80.6)

167 (77.3)

72 (33.3)

157 (72.7)

129 (59.7)

123 (57)

Total

I

13 (6)

14 (6.5)

14 (6.5)

6 (2.8)

11 (5.1)

12 (5.6)

17 (7.9)

13 (6)

R

123 (56.9)

67 (31.02

28 (13)

43 (19.9)

133 (61.6)

47 (21.8)

70 (32.4)

80 (37)