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Table 1 Bacterial profile isolated from stethoscopes used at Jimma University Specialized Hospital from May-Sep2011

From: Bacterial contamination, bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of isolates from stethoscopes at Jimma University Specialized Hospital

Sr. No.

Isolated bacteria

Total no. (%)

1

CoNS

103 (40.2)

2

S. aureus

79 (30.9)

3

Bacillus species

13(5.1)

4

Klebsilla species

12(4.7)

5

Citrobacter species

11 (4.3)

6

Salmonella species

9(3.5)

7

Proteus species

9 (3.5)

8

Enterobacter species

8 (3.1)

9

Gram positive filamentous

6 (2.3)

10

P. aeruginosa

3(1.2)

11

E. coli

2 (0.8)

12

Micrococcus species

1 (0.4%)

13

Total isolates

256 (100%)