Bacteria Associated with the Mobile Phones of Medical Personnel

Аннотация

A total of 300 mobile phones owned and used by medical personnel from University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt (UPTH) were examined for the presence of bacteria by culture method, 50 mobile phones from non medical personnel were used as control. The collection of samples were carried out by the consents of the mobile phone owners. The percentage prevalence of isolated bacteria on the mobile phones of medical personnel was 80.60% and the percentage prevalence of bacteria isolated from the mobile phones of non medical personnel was 25.00%. The percentage prevalence of bacteria on the mobile phones of the medical professional groups examined were:- Medical doctors 72.9%., Pharmacists 82%., Nurses 80%., Medical laboratory scientists 87.50%, Medical Record personnel 80% respectively. The overall percentage occurrences of isolated bacteria from phones of medical personnel were: Coagulase negative Staphylococci 35.3%., Staphylococcus aureus 20.7%., Streptococcus spp. 14.3%., Pseudomonas aeruginosa 6.0%., and E. coli 4.3% respectively. For the non medical personnel; Coagulase negative Staphylococci 20%, Staphylococcus aureus 10%; Streptococcus spp. 10%, Pseudomonas 6.0 % and E. coli 4.0% respectively.