Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
- Autores
- Martina, Pablo F.; Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth; Centeno, Celia Karina; Von Specht, Martha Helena; Ferreras, Julian Alberto
- Año de publicación
- 2019
- Idioma
- inglés
- Tipo de recurso
- artículo
- Estado
- versión publicada
- Descripción
- Introduction. It is recognized that mobile phones may play arole in microorganism transmission and that hand hygiene, isconsidered the most important action for preventing infectionsand the spread of pathogens. The objective of this study wasto determine presence and circulation bacteria on hands andmobile phones capable of causing infections in people and alsodetermine if disinfection with gel-alcohol is useful to reduce thebacterial colonization.Methods. The bacterial evaluation included 596 hands of participantsand 256 mobile phones. Isolated colonies were identifiedby biochemical test and confirmed by gene 16S rRNAsequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed usingthe automated instrument Vitek®2-Compact and disk-diffusionmethod.Results. In total, 92.9% of mobile phones and 98.3% of participantsin study demonstrated evidence of bacterial contaminationwith different types of bacteria. Surprisingly, we observedthat 18.6% plaques inoculated with disinfected fingers showedbacterial growth. In general, Gram negative isolates showedresistance to a higher number of antibiotics tested than Grampositive isolates.Conclusions. Our results could help to raise awareness in oursociety about the importance of hand hygiene, as well as frequentlyused devices, reducing bacterial contamination andlimiting the possibility of transmission of resistant multi-drugbacteria.
Fil: Martina, Pablo F.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; Argentina
Fil: Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth. Provincia de Misiones. Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Misiones. Hospital Publico Provincial de Pediatria de Autogestion Dr. Fernando Barreyro; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste; Argentina
Fil: Centeno, Celia Karina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; Argentina
Fil: Von Specht, Martha Helena. Provincia de Misiones. Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Misiones. Hospital Publico Provincial de Pediatria de Autogestion Dr. Fernando Barreyro; Argentina
Fil: Ferreras, Julian Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; Argentina - Materia
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BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
MOBILE PHONES
HAND HYGIENE
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phonesMartina, Pablo F.Martínez, Mónica ElisabethCenteno, Celia KarinaVon Specht, Martha HelenaFerreras, Julian AlbertoBACTERIAL CONTAMINATIONMOBILE PHONESHAND HYGIENEANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCEhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Introduction. It is recognized that mobile phones may play arole in microorganism transmission and that hand hygiene, isconsidered the most important action for preventing infectionsand the spread of pathogens. The objective of this study wasto determine presence and circulation bacteria on hands andmobile phones capable of causing infections in people and alsodetermine if disinfection with gel-alcohol is useful to reduce thebacterial colonization.Methods. The bacterial evaluation included 596 hands of participantsand 256 mobile phones. Isolated colonies were identifiedby biochemical test and confirmed by gene 16S rRNAsequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed usingthe automated instrument Vitek®2-Compact and disk-diffusionmethod.Results. In total, 92.9% of mobile phones and 98.3% of participantsin study demonstrated evidence of bacterial contaminationwith different types of bacteria. Surprisingly, we observedthat 18.6% plaques inoculated with disinfected fingers showedbacterial growth. In general, Gram negative isolates showedresistance to a higher number of antibiotics tested than Grampositive isolates.Conclusions. Our results could help to raise awareness in oursociety about the importance of hand hygiene, as well as frequentlyused devices, reducing bacterial contamination andlimiting the possibility of transmission of resistant multi-drugbacteria.Fil: Martina, Pablo F.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; ArgentinaFil: Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth. Provincia de Misiones. Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Misiones. Hospital Publico Provincial de Pediatria de Autogestion Dr. Fernando Barreyro; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste; ArgentinaFil: Centeno, Celia Karina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; ArgentinaFil: Von Specht, Martha Helena. Provincia de Misiones. Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Misiones. Hospital Publico Provincial de Pediatria de Autogestion Dr. Fernando Barreyro; ArgentinaFil: Ferreras, Julian Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; ArgentinaUniversidad de Génova2019-12info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/110969Martina, Pablo F.; Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth; Centeno, Celia Karina; Von Specht, Martha Helena; Ferreras, Julian Alberto; Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones; Universidad de Génova; Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene; 60; 4; 12-2019; 293-2992421-42481121-2233CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.jpmh.org/index.php/jpmh/article/view/1283info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2019.60.4.1283info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:35:24Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/110969instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:35:25.074CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones |
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones |
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones Martina, Pablo F. BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION MOBILE PHONES HAND HYGIENE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE |
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones |
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones |
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones |
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones |
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Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones |
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Martina, Pablo F. Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth Centeno, Celia Karina Von Specht, Martha Helena Ferreras, Julian Alberto |
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Martina, Pablo F. |
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Martina, Pablo F. Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth Centeno, Celia Karina Von Specht, Martha Helena Ferreras, Julian Alberto |
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Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth Centeno, Celia Karina Von Specht, Martha Helena Ferreras, Julian Alberto |
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BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION MOBILE PHONES HAND HYGIENE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE |
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BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION MOBILE PHONES HAND HYGIENE ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Introduction. It is recognized that mobile phones may play arole in microorganism transmission and that hand hygiene, isconsidered the most important action for preventing infectionsand the spread of pathogens. The objective of this study wasto determine presence and circulation bacteria on hands andmobile phones capable of causing infections in people and alsodetermine if disinfection with gel-alcohol is useful to reduce thebacterial colonization.Methods. The bacterial evaluation included 596 hands of participantsand 256 mobile phones. Isolated colonies were identifiedby biochemical test and confirmed by gene 16S rRNAsequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed usingthe automated instrument Vitek®2-Compact and disk-diffusionmethod.Results. In total, 92.9% of mobile phones and 98.3% of participantsin study demonstrated evidence of bacterial contaminationwith different types of bacteria. Surprisingly, we observedthat 18.6% plaques inoculated with disinfected fingers showedbacterial growth. In general, Gram negative isolates showedresistance to a higher number of antibiotics tested than Grampositive isolates.Conclusions. Our results could help to raise awareness in oursociety about the importance of hand hygiene, as well as frequentlyused devices, reducing bacterial contamination andlimiting the possibility of transmission of resistant multi-drugbacteria. Fil: Martina, Pablo F.. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; Argentina Fil: Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth. Provincia de Misiones. Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Misiones. Hospital Publico Provincial de Pediatria de Autogestion Dr. Fernando Barreyro; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste; Argentina Fil: Centeno, Celia Karina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; Argentina Fil: Von Specht, Martha Helena. Provincia de Misiones. Ministerio de Salud de la Provincia de Misiones. Hospital Publico Provincial de Pediatria de Autogestion Dr. Fernando Barreyro; Argentina Fil: Ferreras, Julian Alberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas | Universidad Nacional de Misiones. Instituto de Biología Subtropical. Instituto de Biología Subtropical - Nodo Posadas; Argentina |
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Introduction. It is recognized that mobile phones may play arole in microorganism transmission and that hand hygiene, isconsidered the most important action for preventing infectionsand the spread of pathogens. The objective of this study wasto determine presence and circulation bacteria on hands andmobile phones capable of causing infections in people and alsodetermine if disinfection with gel-alcohol is useful to reduce thebacterial colonization.Methods. The bacterial evaluation included 596 hands of participantsand 256 mobile phones. Isolated colonies were identifiedby biochemical test and confirmed by gene 16S rRNAsequencing. Antimicrobial susceptibility was performed usingthe automated instrument Vitek®2-Compact and disk-diffusionmethod.Results. In total, 92.9% of mobile phones and 98.3% of participantsin study demonstrated evidence of bacterial contaminationwith different types of bacteria. Surprisingly, we observedthat 18.6% plaques inoculated with disinfected fingers showedbacterial growth. In general, Gram negative isolates showedresistance to a higher number of antibiotics tested than Grampositive isolates.Conclusions. Our results could help to raise awareness in oursociety about the importance of hand hygiene, as well as frequentlyused devices, reducing bacterial contamination andlimiting the possibility of transmission of resistant multi-drugbacteria. |
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