Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones Shared in Hospital Wards and the Consciousness and Behavior of Nurses about Biological Cleanliness

Morioka, Ichiro; Tabuchi, Yuna; Takahashi, Yoshi; Oda, Yuriko; Nakai, Masami; Yanase, Aki; Watazu, Chiyoko

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“…In Sadat-Ali et al study, 43.6% of health care providers carried infective organisms on their cell phones (14). Akinyemi et al (15) showed that the rate of contaminations was 30.6% and 15.3% among lecturers/students and also health workers, respectively (11). In Ulger observation, 94.5% of phones demonstrated evidence of bacterial contamination with different types of bacteria (16).…”

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“…According to the recent recommendations of the United Kingdom National Health Service, regular cleaning of phones and hand hygiene have been introduced as main factors for prevention of spreading mobiles-related pathogens in hospital environments (10). According to the observation by Morioka et al (11) while all the nurses were aware of hand washing with water or alcohol after regular work, 33.6% of the nurses were not conscious of hand washing with water or alcohol after using a mobile phone. Therefore, because hand washing with water or alcohol prevents the contamination of the mobile phones, nurses should take standard precautions after using mobile phones.…”

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Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones of Health Care Providers in a Teaching Hospital in Hamadan Province, Iran

Sedighi

Alikhani

Ramezani

et al. 2015

Arch Clin Infect Dis

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Background:The use of mobile phone by clinical staffs enhances transmission of pathogens and therefore, might intensify the hardship of interrupting infection spread. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine bacterial colonization on the mobile phones used by clinical staffs in hospitals. Patients and Methods:We randomly selected and examined 250 mobile phones from their users. The phones were obtained from the following study groups: Group A, 125 clinical staffs including physicians, nurses, residents, and interns; and group B, 125 university headquarters staffs. Isolated microorganisms were identified using biochemical tests such as Gram stain, morphology, catalase, and oxidase reaction, and all isolates were allocated to appropriate genera. Antibiotic sensitivity test was done using the Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Results: In total, 99.2% of mobile phones in clinical staffs group demonstrated growth of bacterial species. The most common isolate were consecutively coagulase-negative staphylococci (82.4%), Staphylococcus aureus (20.0%), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (12.0%). Among controls, 93.6% of mobile phones demonstrated growth of bacterial species. For eradication of coagulase-negative staphylococci, the highest resistance rate was detected to oxacillin. For inhibition of S. aureus, the highest resistance was detected to Oxacillin. For eradicating P. aeruginosa, considerable resistance rate to ampicillin was detected in both study groups. Conclusions: Mobiles contamination with different pathogens is extremely common among our health care staffs compared with other societies, and resistance of these isolates to various antibiotics is also detectable. Thus, quick assessment of this issue to prevent the spread of these infectious agents is critical for the authorities in our health care systems.

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Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones of Health Care Providers in a Teaching Hospital in Hamadan Province, Iran

Sedighi

Alikhani

Ramezani

et al. 2015

Arch Clin Infect Dis

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“…One study on cross-contamination [41] showed that MPs contained significant amounts of pathogenic microorganisms, but that the bacterial contamination could easily be terminated by cleaning. Zhao et al (2008) [54], by [56], and others [31,55,42] showed that the contaminations of the MPs used by medical employees can be effectively reduced by hand washing with water or alcohol and that MPs can be disinfected by the use of 70% ethyl or isopropyl alcohol.…”

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Are healthcare workers’ mobile phones a potential source of nosocomial infections? Review of the literature

Ülger

Dilek

Esen

et al. 2015

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Mobile communication devices help accelerate in-hospital flow of medical information, information sharing and querying, and contribute to communications in the event of emergencies through their application and access to wireless media technology. Healthcare-associated infections remain a leading and high-cost problem of global health systems despite improvements in modern therapies. The objective of this article was to review different studies on the relationship between mobile phones (MPs) and bacterial crosscontamination and report common findings. Thirty-nine studies published between 2005 and 2013 were reviewed. Of these, 19 (48.7%) identified coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), and 26 (66.7%) identified Staphylococcus aureus; frequency of growth varied. The use of MPs by healthcare workers increases the risk of repetitive cyclic contamination between the hands and face (e.g., nose, ears, and lips), and differences in personal hygiene and behaviors can further contribute to the risks. MPs are rarely cleaned after handling. They may transmit microorganisms, including multiple resistant strains, after contact with patients, and can be a source of bacterial cross-contamination. To prevent bacterial contamination of MPs, hand-washing guidelines must be followed and technical standards for prevention strategies should be developed.Key words: healthcare workers; mobile phones; bacteria; nosocomial infection; contamination. J Infect Dev Ctries IntroductionThe rapid progress of modern technology has contributed not only to medical fields, but also to the development of technologies for individual use. This technology includes personal computers, pagers, mobile hand-held devices (MHDs) (wireless tablets such as iPad, droids, etc.) and mobile phones (MPs), in which improvements have been made at a staggering speed over the past 20 years [1][2][3]. MPs and MHDs help accelerate in-hospital flow of medical information and information sharing and querying, and contribute to communications in the event of emergencies through their application and access to wireless media technology [1,2]. As technology in this area has evolved, MHDs that provide laboratory and imaging results, patient data, and photographic images are being used by physicians during bedside rounds to engage clinicians, residents, and students. Healthcare workers (HCWs) access pharmaceutical knowledge and literature by MPs and MHDs, which facilitates learning and clinical performance [4,5]. It is possible,

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“…Enterococos resistentes à vancomicina e à meticilina e S. aureus resistentes à meticilina (MRSA) não foram isolados. 18 É imperativo que os programas de prevenção e controle de infecção sejam ativamente envolvidos na prestação de cuidados de saúde do trabalhador da área hospitalar, oferecendo orientação e educação em como mitigar o risco de contaminação bacteriana de seus aparelhos móveis. 9, [20][21][22] Além disso, embora a boa parte dos pacientes estejam cientes de que telefones celulares podem abrigar bactérias, apenas uma pequena parte realmente tenta a descontaminação de seus telefones.…”

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Avaliação Microbiológica dos Aparelhos Celulares dentro do Bloco Cirúrgico – Avaliação em um Hospital Beneficente de Pernambuco

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Moraes

Monteiro

et al. 2016

Rev Epidemiol Control Infect

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Exceto onde especificado diferentemente, a matéria publicada neste periódico é licenciada sob forma de uma licença Creative Commons -Atribuição 4. Bacillus subtillis (15,9%) e Micrococcus sp. (9,1%). Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa do grau de contaminação entre as especialidades avaliadas. Conclusões: Assim como mostra a literatura, os telefones celulares estão contaminados por bactérias potencialmente infectantes, e por isso, medidas para regulamentar seu uso e antissepsia devem ser estipuladas pelas instituições. Background and Objectives:Hospital infection has been a frequent and growing problem worldwide. To try

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Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones Shared in Hospital Wards and the Consciousness and Behavior of Nurses about Biological Cleanliness

Abstract: It is important to be conscious of the fact that mobile phones shared in hospital wards are easily contaminated. Because hand washing with water or alcohol prevents the contamination of the mobile phones, nurses should take standard precautions after using mobile phones.

Cited by 13 publications

References 16 publications

Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones of Health Care Providers in a Teaching Hospital in Hamadan Province, Iran

Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones of Health Care Providers in a Teaching Hospital in Hamadan Province, Iran

Are healthcare workers’ mobile phones a potential source of nosocomial infections? Review of the literature

Avaliação Microbiológica dos Aparelhos Celulares dentro do Bloco Cirúrgico – Avaliação em um Hospital Beneficente de Pernambuco

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