Do mobile phones of patients, companions and visitors carry multidrug-resistant hospital pathogens?

Tekerekoğlu, Mehmet Sait; Duman, Yücel; Serindag, Ayfer; Cuglan, S.; Kaysadu, Halim; Tunç, Emine Burcu; Yakupoğulları, Yusuf

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2010.10.026

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“…Other decontamination or contamination-reducing suggestions include sterilization by ultraviolet irradiation and the use of silicon cell phone covers [7,32]. Perhaps a good solution for very sensitive areas and patients would be the combined use of Bluetooth devices and disposable phone covers.…”

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“…Sharing patients' and patients' relatives' MPs can also be a cause of bacterial transmission and contribute to cross-contamination in the cycle of clinicianpatient-patient's family [32,35].…”

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“…More importantly, MPs can lead to bacterial crosscontamination and can be a cause of nosocomial infections, contributing to the spread of resistant hospital infections within the cycle of operating rooms, ICUs (adult and pediatric), wards, and burn units, which are at high risk of infection [12,14,16] S. aureus and CoNS are the most common Grampositive agents isolated from the surface of MPs [13,14,21,29,32]. S. aureus, which is a coagulasepositive pathogen, can cause infections of the skin and other organs in immune-competent patients, whereas CoNS is involved in the infectious processes in immune-compromised patients or patients using catheters [49][50].…”

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

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Esen

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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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“…In a systematic review, Kramer et al, (2006),reported that many bacterial and viral pathogens could survive on the inanimate objects and such pathogens could cause epidemic infections as a result of direct or indirect transmission in hand-object susceptible patient. Dogon et al, (2008), found many types of pathogens on the computer keyboard which were used in education institutes and Tekerekoglu et al, (2011), reported that ATM buttons and computer keyboard carried multi-drug resistant hospital pathogens including, Acinetobacter sp, S. aureus and extendedspectrum beta lactamase ESBL-positive enterobacteriaceae and hence suggested that frequent disinfection on computer keyboard to reduce bacteria reservoir. In this study, we found out that all the studied ATMs and computer keyboards were positive for a bacterial strain and is also in agreement with the study carried out by Abban and Tano-Debrah (2011) who reported the presence of Staphylococcus species, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella species on the keypads of ATM machines, together with Anastasiades et al, (2009) who reported that Staphylococcus aureus are prevalent on computer keyboards.…”

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Plasmid Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Staphylococcus sp. Isolated from High Touch Areas within the University of Port Harcourt Nigeria

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Ibeachu²

2017

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…Presence of chloroxylenol and isopropyl alcohol in dettol [21] and cinnamaldehyde and eugenol in cinnamon oil [22,23] inhibits the growth of bacterial isolates. Although different disinfection strategies including the application of isopropyl alcohol or ethyl alcohol [24,17] and ultraviolet radiation [25] were reported earlier, but ultraviolet radiation [26] is not so effective against a wide array of microbes.…”

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Biofilm Formation of Methicillin and Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus Species Isolated From Cellular Phones

Pattnaik

Mishra

Mohapatra

et al. 2018

Int J Pharm Pharm Sci

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Objective: The goal of the study was to explore the occurrence of methicillin and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus species from cellular phones and preventive measures to avoid contamination. Methods:The issues addressed in this investigation are i) Isolation of bacteria from 70 cellular phones through swab culture method ii) Characterization of the isolates by standard biochemical test iii) Antibiogram pattern study of the isolates iv) Molecular identification of the selected isolate through 16s rDNA sequencing v) Virulence study through biofilm assay vi) Susceptibility of the isolates against commonly used disinfectants and essential oils through disc diffusion.Results: All 70 different cellular phone used in this study harbored 120 isolates of bacteria. Of which, we recorded high incidence of Gram-positive cocci (51.6%) and 22 isolates were identified as Staphylococcus species. Three isolates (52N6, 53N9 and 53N6) were resistant to both methicillin and vancomycin, in addition, showed resistance against several other antibiotics. The strain 53N6 that exhibited multidrug resistance was further identified as Staphylococcus sp. strain CPC53N6 through 16s rDNA sequencing with NCBI accession no. KX858346. Virulence activity of the isolate was observed by its biofilm forming capacity as revealed from SEM imaging and the biofilms were composed of aggregated cocci and fibriform extracellular matrix. All the Staphylococcus isolates, including CPC53N6, were sensitive to disinfectants like dettol and cinnamon (Cinnamon zeylanicum) oil indicating their use as preventive measures. Conclusion:Thus, the methicillin and vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus species of cellular phones can be decontaminated through cinnamon oil to minimize further transmission.

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Do mobile phones of patients, companions and visitors carry multidrug-resistant hospital pathogens?

Cited by 60 publications

References 11 publications

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

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

Plasmid Profile and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Staphylococcus sp. Isolated from High Touch Areas within the University of Port Harcourt Nigeria

Biofilm Formation of Methicillin and Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus Species Isolated From Cellular Phones

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