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- Title
BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL CONTAMINATION OF MOBILE PHONES BELONGING TO THE HEALTH TEAM OF A HOSPITAL IN MINAS GERAIS STATE.
- Authors
Garcia Stuchi, Rosamary Aparecida; de Almeida Silva Oliveira, Camila Helen; Soares, Betânia Maria; Arreguy-Sena, Cristina
- Abstract
This is a bacteriological analysis that aimed to determine the most common bacterial and fungal species on the mobile phones, and the oral and nasal cavities of the healthcare team of a hospital in Minas Gerais state. Questionnaires were applied and samples of secretions from the oral and nasal cavity, and used mobile phones were collected. The microorganisms were identified and the susceptibility to antimicrobials was analyzed. In 60 samples, Staphylococcus aureus was found in 40% of the professionals and 6.7% of this bacterium was present on the mobile phones. All isolates were classified as resistant to penicillin and 3.57% to oxacillin. Fungi were not isolated. The mobile phones used in health centers can become vehicles for infectious agents and be potential vectors for transmission of infections, in case they are not decontaminated after being used.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CROSS infection prevention; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL growth; PREVENTION of communicable diseases; DRUG resistance in microorganisms; FUNGI; HEALTH facility employees; HOSPITAL wards; HOSPITALS; MICROBIAL contamination; MICROBIAL sensitivity tests; MICROBIOLOGICAL techniques; NASAL mucosa; ORAL mucosa; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL sampling; WIRELESS communications; CROSS-sectional method; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MEDICAL equipment contamination
- Publication
Ciencia, Cuidado e Saude, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 4, p760
- ISSN
1677-3861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4025/cienccuidsaude.v12i4.18671