ArticleGerms2018
Multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from cell phones in five intensive care units: Exploratory dispersion analysis.
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- Bacterial burden and drug-resistant bacteria in healthcare workers' mobile phones: a study in Puerto Rican outpatient clinics.Infection prevention in practice · 2025Article
- Reservoirs of Nosocomial Pathogens in Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review.Environmental health insights · 2024Review
- Contamination by Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Cell Phones of Vendors in a Peruvian Market.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Role of Mobile Phone Use in Spreading Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Implicated in Causation of Diarrheal and Nosocomial Infections at Kitale County Hospital.The East African health research journal · 2023Article
- Clinically relevant materials & applications inspired by food technologies.EBioMedicine · 2022Review
- Isolation of Gram-Positive, Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria from Tactile Mobile Phones in a Northwestern Mexican City.Journal of community health · 2020Article
- Hey Doctor! Did You Wash Your Smartphone?Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionCell phones are susceptible to bacterial contamination. The aim of this study was to characterize the bacterial isolates and to explore their dispersion in five Intensive Care Units (ICUs) over the time.
methodsWe performed a secondary analysis of non-fermenting Gram-negative bacteria and Gram-positive cocci isolated from a 5-month observational cohort study developed among health care workers' cell phones in five ICUs. Cell phones were sampled using a swab every 15 days. Antimicrobial resistance was determined by the minimum inhibitory concentration method. We constructed resistance phenotypes to group the isolates according to species and antimicrobial resistance pattern to explore dispersion through time.
resultsA total of 35
conclusionCell phones are contaminated with highly harmful bacteria and potentially can maintain them for prolonged periods of time. These devices could be considered as a potential source of nosocomial infections in ICUs.
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