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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2019
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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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BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
MOBILE PHONES
HAND HYGIENE
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
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spelling 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 Técnicas2025-10-22T11:03:27Zoai: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:34982025-10-22 11:03:27.826CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
title Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
spellingShingle Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
Martina, Pablo F.
BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
MOBILE PHONES
HAND HYGIENE
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
title_short Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
title_full Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
title_fullStr Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
title_full_unstemmed Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
title_sort Dangerous passengers: multidrug-resistant bacteria on hands and mobile phones
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martina, Pablo F.
Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth
Centeno, Celia Karina
Von Specht, Martha Helena
Ferreras, Julian Alberto
author Martina, Pablo F.
author_facet Martina, Pablo F.
Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth
Centeno, Celia Karina
Von Specht, Martha Helena
Ferreras, Julian Alberto
author_role author
author2 Martínez, Mónica Elisabeth
Centeno, Celia Karina
Von Specht, Martha Helena
Ferreras, Julian Alberto
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
MOBILE PHONES
HAND HYGIENE
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
topic BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION
MOBILE PHONES
HAND HYGIENE
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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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