Khaled Ibrahim, Dalal Thwood, Hajer ELgheriani, Mohamed Salem, Zaynab Elgadiym, Ahmed Zaghdani, Inas Alhudiri, Abdulraouf Habibi, Abdurrezagh Elfahem, Saadeddin Belaid, Otman Ermithi, Mahmoud Almaghrabi, Abubaker ELmaryul, Suad Almadah, Abdunnabi Rayes, Salah Edin El Meshri, Allaaeddin El Salabi, Adam Elzagheid
Among hospitalized patients worldwide, infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria are a major cause of morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to isolate MDR bacteria from five intensive care units (ICUs) at Tripoli University Hospital (TUH). A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted over a seven-month period (September 2022 to March 2023) across five ICUs at TUH. A total of 197 swabs were collected from Patients', healthcare workers' and ICUs equipment. Samples collected from patients were nasal swabs, oral cavity swabs, hand swabs, sputum specimens, skin swabs, umbilical venous catheter swabs, and around cannula...
December 31, 2024: Libyan Journal of Medicine