Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-Venezuela
The use of mobile phones is widespread in health institutions, including areas with defined microbiological risk as clinical laboratories. In this study, the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria was investigated in mobile phones of laboratory personnel of four hospitals of Maracaibo, Venezuel...
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| author | América Paz-Montes Alisbeth Fuenmayor-Boscán Lisette Sandrea Joelymar Colmenares Milagros Marín Egleé Rodríguez |
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| description | The use of mobile phones is widespread in health institutions, including areas with defined microbiological risk as clinical laboratories. In this study, the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria was investigated in mobile phones of laboratory personnel of four hospitals of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Qualitative microbiological culture of swabs from the surface of 200 mobile phones was performed. A questionnaire was applied, to evaluate adherence of staff to standard hygiene practices during the workday. In 83% of phones bacterial contamination was evidenced, and 29% had bacteria with defined pathogenic potential, predominantly Enterococcus spp., strict anaerobes bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and enterobacteria. Some pathogenic strains showed resistance patterns suggestive of nosocomial bacteria. A high percentage of staff refused to apply minimal hygiene measures to manipulate their phones during the workday. Microbiological results, analyzed together with the low level of adherence of personnel to the standard hygienic practices, allow attributing an important hazard to mobiles phone use in clinical laboratories, which could involve not only owners of such devices and usual manipulators, but also could extend to his occasional manipulators in the community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26ef96c334514ac7990d0eac9beb88922023-09-02T21:23:33ZengUniversidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y TropicalesKasmera0075-52222477-96282015-08-0143214815724392Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-VenezuelaAmérica Paz-Montes0Alisbeth Fuenmayor-Boscán1Lisette Sandrea2Joelymar Colmenares3Milagros Marín4Egleé Rodríguez5Escuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo, VenezuelaEscuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo, VenezuelaEscuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo, VenezuelaEscuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo, VenezuelaEscuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo, VenezuelaEscuela de Bioanálisis. Facultad de Medicina. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo, VenezuelaThe use of mobile phones is widespread in health institutions, including areas with defined microbiological risk as clinical laboratories. In this study, the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria was investigated in mobile phones of laboratory personnel of four hospitals of Maracaibo, Venezuela. Qualitative microbiological culture of swabs from the surface of 200 mobile phones was performed. A questionnaire was applied, to evaluate adherence of staff to standard hygiene practices during the workday. In 83% of phones bacterial contamination was evidenced, and 29% had bacteria with defined pathogenic potential, predominantly Enterococcus spp., strict anaerobes bacteria, Staphylococcus aureus and enterobacteria. Some pathogenic strains showed resistance patterns suggestive of nosocomial bacteria. A high percentage of staff refused to apply minimal hygiene measures to manipulate their phones during the workday. Microbiological results, analyzed together with the low level of adherence of personnel to the standard hygienic practices, allow attributing an important hazard to mobiles phone use in clinical laboratories, which could involve not only owners of such devices and usual manipulators, but also could extend to his occasional manipulators in the community.https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/20469teléfonos móviles, riesgo microbiológico, bacterias patógenas, laboratorios clínicos |
| spellingShingle | América Paz-Montes Alisbeth Fuenmayor-Boscán Lisette Sandrea Joelymar Colmenares Milagros Marín Egleé Rodríguez Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-Venezuela Kasmera teléfonos móviles, riesgo microbiológico, bacterias patógenas, laboratorios clínicos |
| title | Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-Venezuela |
| title_full | Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-Venezuela |
| title_fullStr | Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-Venezuela |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-Venezuela |
| title_short | Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-Venezuela |
| title_sort | microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from maracaibo venezuela |
| topic | teléfonos móviles, riesgo microbiológico, bacterias patógenas, laboratorios clínicos |
| url | https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/kasmera/article/view/20469 |
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