Investigation of Microbial Contamination of Health Care Workers' Mobile Phones in Intensive Care Units and Operating Room/ Yogun Bakim Uniteleri ve Ameliyathane Calisanlarinin Cep Telefonlarinin Mikrobiyal Kontaminasyonunun Arastirilmasi

Objective: Healthcare workers' mobile phones can be colonized by bacteria known to cause nosocomial infections. The aim of this study is to determine contamination of mobile phones of health care workers in the intensive care units and the operating room and the risk factors related to microbia...

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Published in:KLIMIK dergisi 2018-12, Vol.31 (3), p.227
Main Authors: Guldas, Nevcivan, Alp-Cavus, Sema, Gulay, Zeynep
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Bacteria
Contamination
Health aspects
Infection
Investigations
Medical personnel
Medical research
Methicillin
Microorganisms
Pathogenic microorganisms
Pediatrics
Risk factors
Staphylococcus aureus infections
Wireless telephones
Workers
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Summary:Objective: Healthcare workers' mobile phones can be colonized by bacteria known to cause nosocomial infections. The aim of this study is to determine contamination of mobile phones of health care workers in the intensive care units and the operating room and the risk factors related to microbial contamination. Methods: A total of 96 culture samples were taken from mobile phones of health care workers who work in the Anesthesia, Internal Medicine and Pediatric Intensive Care Units and the Operating Room. A questionnaire about mobile phone usage habits was administered. The samples were screened for bacterial pathogens by standard bacteriological procedures. The methicillin sensitivity of Staphylococcus aureus isolates was tested. Results: The rate of bacterial contamination of mobile phones of health care workers was 90.6%. There was no relationship between gender, age and occupation of healthcare workers and mobile phone bacterial contamination (p value 0.270, 0.796, 0.414, respectively). In the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, the rate of bacterial contamination was significantly lower than the other departments (p
ISSN:1301-143X
DOI:10.5152/kd.2018.61