Isolation and Identification of Bacteria from Cell Phones of Health Care Workers from Central India

Kakade, A. S.; Bankar, Nandkishor; Padmawar, Mangesh; Chandi, Dhruba Hari; Singh, Brij Raj; Gode, Dilip

doi:10.31782/ijcrr.2020.1821

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“…The widespread use of cell phones is a potential source of transmission of pathogenic bacteria among users, considering that many people have the habit of operating their cell phones while carrying out other activities such as taking cell phones to the toilet, using cell phones while eating, and the same goes for health workers who also use cell phones a lot. while serving patients and health workers on duty in the laboratory but paying little attention to personal hygiene (Kakade et al, 2020).…”

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Identification and Counting of Bacterial Colonies on Mobile Phones Before and After 70% Alcohol Disinfection

Hutabarat,

Sinaga

2023

Sainmatika

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Cell phones have become a very important communication tool in everyday life. Considering that many people are in the habit of using their mobile phones while doing other activities, most people even have the habit of taking their phones to the toilet. Cell phones become inanimate objects that play an important role in the transmission of microorganisms. Therefore, we need to maintain hand hygiene by keeping our hands clean after handling the mobile phone before performing activities and disinfecting the mobile phone regularly, considering that this object cannot be washed while the mobile phone is a potential vector for infectious diseases. Mobile phones can effectively eliminate hand hygiene due to their compulsive use despite hand washing. The purpose of this study was to determine the role of 70% alcohol cotton on the surface of mobile phones to reduce the potential spread of bacteria. Based on the results of the research conducted, there is a difference in the number of bacterial colonies on mobile phones before and after disinfection with 70% alcohol cotton, as evidenced by the obtained p-value of 0.0001 (p <0.05).

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