ISOLATION AND ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY PATTERN OF MICROORGANISM CAPABLE OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS THROUGH MOBILE PHONES OF HEALTH CARE WORKERS IN OBSTETRIC DEPARTMENT OF TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2015, Vol 2, Issue 33
Abstract
To determine the microbial contamination on mobile phones of health care workers and to know the antibiotic sensitivity pattern. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Swabs from mobile phones of 40 health care workers (Doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians, ward boys) were taken & processed by standard bacteriological technique. Antibiotic susceptibility done by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion technique. RESULT: Out of 40 mobile phones of Health care workers of Obstetrics department of Jhalawar Medical College, Jhalawar, 34(85%) showed bacterial contamination. In our study we found single bacterial growth on 24% of mobile and multiple growth on 76%. S. aureus was most common isolate (62%) followed by Klebseilla sp. (56%). S. aureus isolate shows sensitivity to Augmentin while E. coli was resistant to Augmentin and Ciprofloxacin. Other Gram negative bacterias were sensitive to most of the antibiotics. Pseudomonas was found sensitive to Ciprofloxacin and Gentamycin. CONCLUSION: This study emphasizes that mobile phones act as a carriers & may play an important role in spreading of nosocomial infection.
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Neelam Sharma, Anshul Jhanwar
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