Fig. 1From: The role of medical equipment in the spread of nosocomial infections: a cross-sectional study in four tertiary public health facilities in UgandaAn illustration of a suction machine and the points of contact swabbed in this study (created by authors). The suction tube was swabbed as the point of contact with the patient, the handle was swabbed as the point of contact with the user, while points on the body of the equipment close to the bottom were swabbed as hard to reach areasBack to article page