Table 5 Multiple antimicrobial resistance of bacterial isolates from the mobile phones of health professionals (n = 226) at Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, Feb–Mar 2018
| Â | Antibiotic-resistant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bacterial isolates | For 2 drugs No. (%) | For 3 drugs No. (%) | For 4 drugs No. (%) | For 5 drugs No. (%) | For 6 drugs No. (%) | For 7 drugs No. (%) |
S. aureus(n = 31) | 7 (22.6) | 7 (22.6) | 3 (9.7) | 4 (12.9) | 1 (3.2) | – |
CoNS (n = 127) | 30 (23.6) | 30 (23.6) | 16 (12.6) | 6 (4.7) | 2 (1.6) | – |
Streptococci spp. (n = 13) | 3 (23) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (15.4) | 1 (7.7) | – | – |
E. coli (n = 14) | 2 (14.3) | 1 (7.1) | 4 (28.6) | 1 (7.1) | – | – |
Klebsiella spp. (n = 15) | 6 (40) | 4 (26.7) | 2 (13.3) | 1 (6.7) | – | – |
Pseudomonas spp. (n = 8) | – | – | – | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) |
Citrobacter spp. (n = 8) | – | – | 2 (25) | 4 (50) | – | – |
Total N = 216 | 48 (22.2) | 44 (20.4) | 30 (13.9) | 20 (9.3) | 6 (2.8) | 1 (0.5) |