Mobile phones of patients as a potential source of infection nosocomial infections Nosocomial infections - hospital infection. They emit a simple reason - they are typically more severe with a higher frequency of adverse events. The reason is clear - microbes are learned and know how to deal with the many antibiotics.
There is a problem preventing such infections. For this it is necessary to block the propagation path. And that happens to be one of the possible ways - mobile phones of patients.
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Turkish scientists in cross-sectional study determined the presence of bacterial colonization of the mobile phone providers and patients of hospitals and their visitors. Swabs were collected from the keys, microphones and phones themselves - only 200, including 67 employees of the hospital and 133 patients and their visitors.
The results showed that mobile phones of patients were statistically significantly more frequently contaminated with bacteria than health professionals. Moreover, 7 patients or were infected posetiteleyoni multiresistant pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Klebsiellaspp., Beta-lactamase producing a spread spectrum (ESBL), highly resistant to aminoglycosides strains Enterococcus spp. and karbapenemorezistentnye strains of Acinetobacter baumanii.
In the analysis of swabs from mobile clinic staff multiresistant pathogens were found.
Advisable to consider the mobile phones of patients as a potential source of infection nosocomial infections.
Am J Infect Control. 2011, 39 (5): 379-81.
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Mobile Phone Handsets belonging to hospital workers are covered in bacteria including the Superbug
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MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus).New research describes how mobile phones used by healthcare workers may be a source of hospital-acquired infections.
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Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine at the Ondokuz Mayis University, Turkey, tested the phones of doctors and nurses in hospital operating rooms and intensive care units. They found that almost 95% were contaminated with bacteria of different types, potentially causing infections ranging from relatively minor skin complaints to life-threatening illness. Only 10% of staff regularly cleaned their phone.
According to the authors, "Our results suggest cross-contamination of bacteria between the hands of healthcare workers and their mobile phones. These mobile phones could act as a reservoir of infection which may facilitate patient-to-patient transmission of bacteria in a hospital setting".
Their findings reveal an obvious need for active strategies to prevent contamination of mobile phones and other hand-held electronic devices: strict infection-control procedure, environmental disinfection, hand hygiene and decontamination methods are recommended.
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