frequency of isolation of multidrug-resistant bacteria by cultures sites (A, B zone) : The number of times cultured during 4 repeated culture tests is indicated by a + mark
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| Site | A zone | B zone | A zone | B zone | A zone | B zone | A zone | B zone | |
| S1 | ++ | ++ | ++ | + | |||||
| S2 | + | ||||||||
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| S4 | + | ||||||||
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| S6 | + | + | + | ||||||
| S7 | + | ||||||||
| S8 | + | ++ | ++ | ||||||
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| S10 | + | ++ | |||||||
| S11 | + | ++ | + | + | |||||
| S12 | + | ++ | ++ | ||||||
| S13 | ++ | + | |||||||
| S14 | + | ||||||||
| S15 | + | ||||||||
| S16 | + | + | |||||||
| S17 | ++ | ++ | +++ | ||||||
| S18 | +++ | + | ++ | + | + | + | |||
| S19 | + | ||||||||
| S20 | ++ | ++ | + | ||||||
| Total (A 31/B 29) | 4 (2) | 2 (2) | 11 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |
Abbreviations: S1, keyboard of computer; S2, mouse of computer; S3, monitor of the computer on the bedside; S4, patient trays; S5, bed removable table; S6, infusion pump modulator; S7, bedside shelves; S8, bedside rails; S9, bed modulator (remote controller); S10, bed linen (head); S11, bed linen (body); S12, bed linen (leg); S13, mechanical ventilator; S14, patient monitoring modulator; S15, suction bottle; S16, ventilator and other infusion line area; S17, patient curtain; S18, washstands; S19, water tap; S20, infusion pump holder; CRE, carbapenem-resistant