Antimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from healthcare workers' cellphones

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dc.authoridIBRAHIM, Bashar/0000-0003-3086-0995
dc.authoridOZTURK, Ali/0000-0003-2428-1831
dc.contributor.authorBayraktar, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Eyyup
dc.contributor.authorOzturk, Ali
dc.contributor.authorIbahim, Bashar Mohammed Salih
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:32:57Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:32:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate bacterial isolates, antibiotic susceptibility, and disease transmission risk in healthcare workers using cellphones. Methods: A total of 70 cellphones were received from the hospital staff. Samples were collected from the phones with a sterile cotton swab moistened with physiological saline solution. Samples were inoculated in a bacteriological culture medium and incubated at 37.5 degrees C for 24-48 hours. Identification of microorganisms was performed by traditional methods and VITEK 2 device. Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method was used to determine antibiotic susceptibility. Results: A total of 26 species and 170 microorganisms were isolated from 66 cellphones from which bacterial growths were obtained: coagulase-negative staphylococci (n = 63, 37%) (most commonly-Staphylococcus epidermidis: 25/63), Micrococcus luteus (n = 25, 14.7%), Tetracoccus (n = 24, 14.1%), Kocuria spp. (n = 24, 14.1%), Corynebacterium diphtheriae (n = 7, 4.1%), Leuconostoc mesenteroides (n = 5, 3.0%), S. aureus (n = 4, 2.3%), Enterococcus spp. (n = 5, 2.9%), Acinerobacter spp. (n = 7, 4.1%), Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 2, 1.2%), Actinomyces spp. (n = 1, 0.6%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (n = 1, 0.6%), Morganella morgardi (a = 1, 0.6%), and Alcaligenes faecalis (a = 1, 0.6%). Gram-positive isolates were all susceptible to the antibiotics used, whereas Gram-negative isolates were all resistant to ceftazidime. Conclusion: Hands and/or cellphones of healthcare staff can be contaminated with various types of microorganisms. We recommend proper hand washing and disinfection to prevent bacterial pathogens spread within the hospital.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.idnow.2021.05.007
dc.identifier.endpage602
dc.identifier.issn2666-9927
dc.identifier.issn2666-9919
dc.identifier.issue7
dc.identifier.pmid34091094
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85110193730
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage596
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.idnow.2021.05.007
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/15704
dc.identifier.volume51
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000700347200003
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier France-Editions Scientifiques Medicales Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofInfectious Diseases Now
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241106
dc.subjectMobile Phones
dc.subjectInfections
dc.titleAntimicrobial susceptibility of bacterial pathogens isolated from healthcare workers' cellphones
dc.typeArticle

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