From: Utilization of paediatric isolation facilities in a TB-endemic setting
Pathogen type and species | Missed isolation (Non-isolated patients with pathogens warranting isolation) | ||||||
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May | June | July | August | Sept. | Oct. | Study period | |
bMDR bacteria | |||||||
Methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Carbapenem-resistant A. baumanni (CRAB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
MDR P. aeruginosa (MDR PA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Extended spectrum B-lactamase producing (ESBL) Enterobacteriaceae | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 29 |
c M. tuberculosis | |||||||
Drug-susceptible (DS) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
Drug-resistant (DR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enteric viruses | |||||||
Hepatitis A | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Rotavirus and/or enteric Adenovirus | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Respiratory viruses | |||||||
Respiratory syncytial virus A/B | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Adenovirus | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
dOther respiratory viruses | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
Missed patient isolation episodesa | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 135 |
Inappropriate isolation room use (days)e | 29 | 77 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 1 | 171 |