Table 1 |
|||
|
The types of bacteria isolated from phones and hands of HCW. |
|||
| Bacteria |
Mobile phones (n = 200) |
Hands of HCWs (n = 200) |
|
|
|
|||
| Gram + |
Staphylococcus aureus |
50 |
53 |
|
|
|||
| Streptococcus spp. |
12 |
18 |
|
|
|
|||
| CoNS |
181 |
193 |
|
|
|
|||
| Enterococcus spp. |
7 |
9 |
|
|
|
|||
| Gram - |
Non-fermentative gram negatives |
19 |
26 |
|
|
|||
| Coliforms |
15 |
12 |
|
|
|
|||
| Other |
Moulds |
20 |
19 |
|
|
|||
| Yeasts |
3 |
3 |
|
|
|
|||
| Total |
307 |
333 |
|
|
CoNS (Coagulase negative staphylococci) More than one type of bacterial growth were seen in some mobile phones | |||
Ulger et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009 8:7 doi:10.1186/1476-0711-8-7 |
|||
