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ArticleThe Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale2021

Microbes on the Mobile Phones of Healthcare Workers in Palestine: Identification, Characterization, and Comparison.

Mohammad Qadi, Rasha Khayyat, Mohammed A AlHajhamad, Yazan I Naji, Beesan Maraqa, Kais Abuzaitoun, Ahmed Mousa, Maysa Daqqa

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Article in The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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  8. Radiology Department: A Potential Source of Multidrug-Resistant Microorganisms: A Cross-Sectional Study at Tertiary Hospital, Palestine.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2023
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8 authors.

Mohammad QadiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, P.O. Box 7, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1823-8004
Rasha KhayyatDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, P.O. Box 7, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9792-4186
Mohammed A AlHajhamadDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, P.O. Box 7, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8508-1318
Yazan I NajiDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, P.O. Box 7, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4345-2923
Beesan MaraqaPrimary Health Directorate, Palestinian Ministry of Health, Nablus, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6997-0449
Kais AbuzaitounDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, P.O. Box 7, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8530-0931
Ahmed MousaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, P.O. Box 7, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1909-6826
Maysa DaqqaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, P.O. Box 7, State of Palestine.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3415-6102

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) may be using their mobile phones (MPs) to carry microbes that cause hospital-acquired and community infections in general. With antibiotic resistance problem emergence, these infections can be challenging to eradicate. Hence, this study aimed to determine the microbial contamination of HCW MPs and identify and classify bacterial isolates in Palestine.

methodsThis was a 7-month comparative cross-sectional analysis of 200 HCW MPs from 2 hospitals and 100 MPs from university students (non-HCWs). Data collection was done using a self-administrated questionnaire, and a swab sample from both HCW and non-HCW MPs was obtained and transferred to An-Najah National University (NNU) microbiology lab for bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility. Data were analyzed using Social Sciences Statistical Package (SPSS) version 22.0.

resultAmong HCWs, the microbial contamination was 87.5%. Coagulase-negative

conclusionSignificant numbers of bacteria have been isolated from HCW MPs. Working in a hospital environment frequently raises the probability of presence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria on a MP. Therefore, infection control teams should discuss methods to prevent the transmission of drug-resistant pathogens from HCW MPs.

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