Stručni rad

Mobile phones – potential infectors in the hospital

Dijana Varda Brkić ; Opća bolnica Zabok

Sažetak

Abstract
The aim of the project was to ascertain the microbiological level of cleanliness on the mobile phones
belonging to the healthcare staff of the Zabok General hospital.
During the course of one day, 40 health care staff of Zabok General hospital who possessed a mobile
phone on their person were randomly picked. The tests for bacterial contamination were positive on
fifty percent of the tested health care staffs mobile phones.
From 16 (40%) swabs we isolated coagulase­negative staphylococci(CNS), Corynebacterium sp. was
isolated from 2 (5%) swabs. We also isolated a meticillin­sensitive Staphylococcus aureus from one
swab (2,5%) and an Acinetobacter baumannii from another one (2,5%).
These results showed that mobile phones are contaminated with various bacteria and it is important
to stress that mere hand washing is not enough for the hospital staff who use mobile phones, if they
do not disinfect the surfaces of their phones from time to time.

Ključne riječi

Mobile phone, bacteria, health care staff, nosocomial infections

Hrčak ID:

297671

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/297671

Datum izdavanja:

7.4.2011.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

Posjeta: 530 *