OBJECTIVES: The aim of this research was to determine drug sensitivity profiles of Staphylococcus species isolated from mobile phones of students in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratory Sciences from UZIMA University, Kisumu (Kenya) and the University Colleges Leuven-Limburg, Leuven (Belgium), respectively. RESULTS: All mobile phones (16/16, 100%) had gram-positive bacteria. 3/8 (37.5%) mobile devices had Staphylococcus aureus. 2/3 (67%) Staphylococcus aureus strains were resistant to ampicillin, oxacillin, ceftazidime, vancomycin and amoxicillin. Guidelines for disinfection of mobile phones need to be developed urgently to stop transmission of resistant bacteria.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this research was to determine drug sensitivity profiles of Staphylococcus species isolated from mobile phones of students in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratory Sciences from UZIMA University, Kisumu (Kenya) and the University Colleges Leuven-Limburg, Leuven (Belgium), respectively. RESULTS: All mobile phones (16/16, 100%) had gram-positive bacteria. 3/8 (37.5%) mobile devices had Staphylococcus aureus. 2/3 (67%) Staphylococcus aureus strains were resistant to ampicillin, oxacillin, ceftazidime, vancomycin and amoxicillin. Guidelines for disinfection of mobile phones need to be developed urgently to stop transmission of resistant bacteria.
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Drug-resistant bacteria; Gram-positive bacteria; Staphylococcus species
Authors: Saeed Banawas; Ahmed Abdel-Hadi; Mohammed Alaidarous; Bader Alshehri; Abdul Aziz Bin Dukhyil; Mohammed Alsaweed; Mohamed Aboamer Journal: Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol Date: 2018-12-24 Impact factor: 2.471
Authors: Matthew Olsen; Mariana Campos; Anna Lohning; Peter Jones; John Legget; Alexandra Bannach-Brown; Simon McKirdy; Rashed Alghafri; Lotti Tajouri Journal: Travel Med Infect Dis Date: 2020-04-28 Impact factor: 20.441