Literature DB >> 17385162

Use of cellular telephones and transmission of pathogens by medical staff in New York and Israel.

Joseph Gil Goldblatt1, Iris Krief, Tal Klonsky, Daniel Haller, Victor Milloul, Diane M Sixsmith, Isaac Srugo, Israel Potasman.   

Abstract

Hands and instruments used by healthcare workers may serve as vectors for the nosocomial transmission of microorganisms. The use of cellular telephones by medical personnel and the associated nosocomial transmission of pathogens have not been thoroughly examined. Findings from our study show that cellular telephones are commonly used by hospital personnel, even during patient contact. One-fifth of the cellular telephones examined in this study were found to harbor pathogenic microorganisms, showing that these devices may serve as vectors for transmission to patients.

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Year:  2007        PMID： 17385162     DOI： 10.1086/513446

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol        ISSN： 0899-823X            Impact factor:   3.254


  20 in total

Review 1.  The role of the healthcare environment in the spread of multidrug-resistant organisms: update on current best practices for containment.

Authors:  Roy F Chemaly; Sarah Simmons; Charles Dale; Shashank S Ghantoji; Maria Rodriguez; Julie Gubb; Julie Stachowiak; Mark Stibich
Journal:  Ther Adv Infect Dis       Date:  2014-06

2.  Antibiotic-resistant bacteria on personal devices in hospital intensive care units: Molecular approaches to quantifying and describing changes in the bacterial community of personal mobile devices.

Authors:  Savannah J Volkoff; Alexander W McCumber; Deverick J Anderson; Claudia K Gunsch
Journal:  Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol       Date:  2019-04-11       Impact factor: 3.254

3.  Cellular telephone as reservoir of bacterial contamination: myth or fact.

Authors:  Satinder S Walia; Adesh Manchanda; Ramandeep S Narang; Anup N; Balwinder Singh; Sukhdeep S Kahlon
Journal:  J Clin Diagn Res       Date:  2013-01-12

4.  Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal contamination of cellular phones of personnel in a veterinary teaching hospital.

Authors:  Timothy Julian; Ameet Singh; Joyce Rousseau; J Scott Weese
Journal:  BMC Res Notes       Date:  2012-07-10

5.  Evaluation of bacterial contamination in a clinical environment.

Authors:  Dilshad Umar; Bahija Basheer; Akther Husain; Kusai Baroudi; Fareed Ahamed; Amit Kumar
Journal:  J Int Oral Health       Date:  2015-01

6.  Microbiological contamination of mobile phones of clinicians in intensive care units and neonatal care units in public hospitals in Kuwait.

Authors:  Mohammed Heyba; Mohammad Ismaiel; Abdulrahman Alotaibi; Mohamed Mahmoud; Hussain Baqer; Ali Safar; Noura Al-Sweih; Abdullah Al-Taiar
Journal:  BMC Infect Dis       Date:  2015-10-15       Impact factor: 3.090

7.  Mobile phones carry the personal microbiome of their owners.

Authors:  James F Meadow; Adam E Altrichter; Jessica L Green
Journal:  PeerJ       Date:  2014-06-24       Impact factor: 2.984

8.  Prevalence of bacterial contamination of touchscreens and posterior surfaces of smartphones owned by healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study.

Authors:  Akira Kuriyama; Hiroyuki Fujii; Aki Hotta; Rina Asanuma; Hiromasa Irie
Journal:  BMC Infect Dis       Date:  2021-07-13       Impact factor: 3.090

9.  Standardized, App-based disinfection of iPads in a clinical and nonclinical setting: comparative analysis.

Authors:  Urs-Vito Albrecht; Ute von Jan; Ludwig Sedlacek; Stephanie Groos; Sebastian Suerbaum; Ralf-Peter Vonberg
Journal:  J Med Internet Res       Date:  2013-08-14       Impact factor: 5.428

10.  [Study of bacterial flora contaminating mobile phones before and after disinfection: comparison between nursing professionals of the Military Hospital Mohammed V in Rabat and controls].

Authors:  Jean Uwingabiye; Wafaa Moustanfii; Meryem Chadli; Yassine Sekhsokh
Journal:  Pan Afr Med J       Date:  2015-12-02
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