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Longitudinal Study of Viral and Bacterial Contamination of Hospital Pediatricians’ Mobile Phones

Mobile phones (MPs) of healthcare workers (HCWs) may represent an important source of transmission of infectious agents. This longitudinal study documents the contamination of these tools. Ten MPs handled by senior pediatricians were sampled once a week during 23 weeks in three pediatric wards of th...

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Autores principales: Cantais, Aymeric, Grattard, Florence, Gagnaire, Julie, Mory, Olivier, Plat, Aurélie, Lleres-Vadeboin, Manon, Berthelot, Philippe, Bourlet, Thomas, Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth, Pozzetto, Bruno, Pillet, Sylvie
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33339327
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8122011
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author Cantais, Aymeric
Grattard, Florence
Gagnaire, Julie
Mory, Olivier
Plat, Aurélie
Lleres-Vadeboin, Manon
Berthelot, Philippe
Bourlet, Thomas
Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth
Pozzetto, Bruno
Pillet, Sylvie
author_facet Cantais, Aymeric
Grattard, Florence
Gagnaire, Julie
Mory, Olivier
Plat, Aurélie
Lleres-Vadeboin, Manon
Berthelot, Philippe
Bourlet, Thomas
Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth
Pozzetto, Bruno
Pillet, Sylvie
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description Mobile phones (MPs) of healthcare workers (HCWs) may represent an important source of transmission of infectious agents. This longitudinal study documents the contamination of these tools. Ten MPs handled by senior pediatricians were sampled once a week during 23 weeks in three pediatric wards of the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France. Cultures were performed for bacteria and multiplex PCR assays for a panel of respiratory and enteric viruses. A questionnaire on hygiene habits regarding phoning and care was filled-in by pediatricians before and after the study. From a total of 230 samples, 145 (63%) were contaminated by at least one pathogen. The MPs from emergency departments were the most impacted. Viruses were detected in 179 samples; bacteria were isolated in 59 samples. Contamination increased during the winter epidemic peak. A cross-contamination by Paracoccus yeei between hands and MPs of different HCWs was demonstrated. The communication of the study results influenced the hygiene behaviors. This study highlights the contamination of MPs by pathogens that are resistant in the environment, and its sustainability along the winter season. The role of MPs as vectors of nosocomial infection needs to be better investigated.
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spelling pubmed-77664892020-12-28 Longitudinal Study of Viral and Bacterial Contamination of Hospital Pediatricians’ Mobile Phones Cantais, Aymeric Grattard, Florence Gagnaire, Julie Mory, Olivier Plat, Aurélie Lleres-Vadeboin, Manon Berthelot, Philippe Bourlet, Thomas Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth Pozzetto, Bruno Pillet, Sylvie Microorganisms Article Mobile phones (MPs) of healthcare workers (HCWs) may represent an important source of transmission of infectious agents. This longitudinal study documents the contamination of these tools. Ten MPs handled by senior pediatricians were sampled once a week during 23 weeks in three pediatric wards of the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne, France. Cultures were performed for bacteria and multiplex PCR assays for a panel of respiratory and enteric viruses. A questionnaire on hygiene habits regarding phoning and care was filled-in by pediatricians before and after the study. From a total of 230 samples, 145 (63%) were contaminated by at least one pathogen. The MPs from emergency departments were the most impacted. Viruses were detected in 179 samples; bacteria were isolated in 59 samples. Contamination increased during the winter epidemic peak. A cross-contamination by Paracoccus yeei between hands and MPs of different HCWs was demonstrated. The communication of the study results influenced the hygiene behaviors. This study highlights the contamination of MPs by pathogens that are resistant in the environment, and its sustainability along the winter season. The role of MPs as vectors of nosocomial infection needs to be better investigated. MDPI 2020-12-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7766489/ /pubmed/33339327 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8122011 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Cantais, Aymeric
Grattard, Florence
Gagnaire, Julie
Mory, Olivier
Plat, Aurélie
Lleres-Vadeboin, Manon
Berthelot, Philippe
Bourlet, Thomas
Botelho-Nevers, Elisabeth
Pozzetto, Bruno
Pillet, Sylvie
Longitudinal Study of Viral and Bacterial Contamination of Hospital Pediatricians’ Mobile Phones
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title_fullStr Longitudinal Study of Viral and Bacterial Contamination of Hospital Pediatricians’ Mobile Phones
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title_short Longitudinal Study of Viral and Bacterial Contamination of Hospital Pediatricians’ Mobile Phones
title_sort longitudinal study of viral and bacterial contamination of hospital pediatricians’ mobile phones
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7766489/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33339327
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms8122011
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