BUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL

Objective: To evaluate contamination of mobile phones from healthcare workers with nosocomial pathogens. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Microbiology Section, Pathology Department, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Jinnah Hospital Lahore, from Jul 2016 to Feb 2017....

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Autores principales:	Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Naveed, Farhan Rasheed, Shagufta Iram, Mehwish Akhtar, Ambreen Anwar Imran
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Publicado:	Army Medical College Rawalpindi 2018
Materias:	contamination healthcare workers Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:30b156fca06d44fb9c0b18686b36b9492021-12-02T03:03:03ZBUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL0030-96482411-8842https://doaj.org/article/30b156fca06d44fb9c0b18686b36b9492018-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.pafmj.org/index.php/PAFMJ/article/view/2286/1982https://doaj.org/toc/0030-9648https://doaj.org/toc/2411-8842Objective: To evaluate contamination of mobile phones from healthcare workers with nosocomial pathogens. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Microbiology Section, Pathology Department, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Jinnah Hospital Lahore, from Jul 2016 to Feb 2017. Material and Methods: A total of 257 culture swabs were collected from the mobile phones of HCWs of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, every samples was processed for bacterial culture following standard protocols. Organisms were identified by colonial morphology, gram staining, and with the help of API 20NE and API 20E. Results: Out of 257 mobile phones, 66% (n=169) were contaminated with any 01/>01 bacteria. Most prominent pathogen isolated was coagulase negative staphyloccoi (CoNS) followed by Staphylococcus aureus 34.8% and 24% respectively. Other microorganisms identified, were Acinetobacter species (12.6%) n=29, Bacillus species 10.4% (n=24), Enterococcus species 4.8% (n=11), Escherichia coli 3.5% (n=8), Micrococcus species 3.5% (n=8), Diphtheroids 2.5% (n=5) Klebsiella species 1.7% (n=4), Aspergillus species 1.7% (n=4) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1.0% (n=2.0). Out of 55 Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were 36.0% (n=20) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) were 64.0% (n=35). Conclusion: In the hospital setting mobile phones should be regularly decontaminated. Moreover, utmost emphasis needs to be paid to hand washing practices among HCWs.Muhammad SaeedMuhammad NaveedFarhan RasheedShagufta IramMehwish AkhtarAmbreen Anwar ImranArmy Medical College Rawalpindiarticlecontaminationhealthcare workersMedicineRMedicine (General)R5-920ENPakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 68, Iss 5, Pp 1173-1178 (2018)
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spellingShingle	contamination healthcare workers Medicine R Medicine (General) R5-920 Muhammad Saeed Muhammad Naveed Farhan Rasheed Shagufta Iram Mehwish Akhtar Ambreen Anwar Imran BUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL
description	Objective: To evaluate contamination of mobile phones from healthcare workers with nosocomial pathogens. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Microbiology Section, Pathology Department, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Jinnah Hospital Lahore, from Jul 2016 to Feb 2017. Material and Methods: A total of 257 culture swabs were collected from the mobile phones of HCWs of Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, every samples was processed for bacterial culture following standard protocols. Organisms were identified by colonial morphology, gram staining, and with the help of API 20NE and API 20E. Results: Out of 257 mobile phones, 66% (n=169) were contaminated with any 01/>01 bacteria. Most prominent pathogen isolated was coagulase negative staphyloccoi (CoNS) followed by Staphylococcus aureus 34.8% and 24% respectively. Other microorganisms identified, were Acinetobacter species (12.6%) n=29, Bacillus species 10.4% (n=24), Enterococcus species 4.8% (n=11), Escherichia coli 3.5% (n=8), Micrococcus species 3.5% (n=8), Diphtheroids 2.5% (n=5) Klebsiella species 1.7% (n=4), Aspergillus species 1.7% (n=4) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa 1.0% (n=2.0). Out of 55 Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were 36.0% (n=20) and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) were 64.0% (n=35). Conclusion: In the hospital setting mobile phones should be regularly decontaminated. Moreover, utmost emphasis needs to be paid to hand washing practices among HCWs.
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author	Muhammad Saeed Muhammad Naveed Farhan Rasheed Shagufta Iram Mehwish Akhtar Ambreen Anwar Imran
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title	BUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL
title_short	BUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL
title_full	BUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL
title_fullStr	BUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL
title_full_unstemmed	BUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL
title_sort	bugged mobile phones of health care providers could transmit more than just a call
publisher	Army Medical College Rawalpindi
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/30b156fca06d44fb9c0b18686b36b949
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BUGGED MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS COULD TRANSMIT MORE THAN JUST A CALL

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