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Antibiotic susceptibility of bacterial pathogens recovered from the hand and mobile phones of university students.
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- Bacterial contamination of healthcare workers' mobile phones in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Tropical medicine and health · 2023Article
- Contamination by Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Cell Phones of Vendors in a Peruvian Market.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Highly Efficient Antibacterial Polymer Composites Based on Hydrophobic Riboflavin Carbon Polymerized Dots.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Smartphones as an Ecological Niche of Microorganisms: Microbial Activities, Assembly, and Opportunistic Pathogens.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- Carbapenem-resistant bacteria on hand-held and hands-free electronic devices of healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers in Delhi, India.Infection prevention in practice · 2021Article
- Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria on the Mobile Phones and Computer Keyboards of Healthcare University Students in Ghana.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionThis study aimed to isolate bacterial pathogens from the dominant hand and mobile phones and to determine their antibiotic susceptibility profiles. The dominant hand and mobile surfaces were swabbed to detect the transmission of bacterial pathogens among university students.
methodsTwo hundred and twenty hand and mobile phone swabs were collected from the students of four different colleges in a Jordanian university between October and December 2017. The swabs were collected and transported to the Microbiology laboratory within one hour. At the lab, swabs were inoculated on nutrient agar, MacConkey agar, blood agar and mannitol salt agar. The subsequent bacterial isolates were identified by their cultural, morphological and biochemical characteristics.
resultsEight bacterial species were isolated and identified in the current study, namely
conclusionsPathogenic bacteria were detected with multiple antibiotic resistance indexes. Hands and mobile phones can act as carriers for infectious agents, suggesting the need for proper hand hygiene and disinfecting mobile phones surfaces.
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