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Malonga kaj Francoise

Malonga kaj Francoise

University of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo

Title: Bacterial ecology of mobile phones staff maternity hospital public Lubumbashi

Biography

Biography: Malonga kaj Francoise

Abstract

Introduction: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the use of mobile phones by maternity staff of public hospitals in Lubumbashi and determine the bacterial contamination of mobile phones.

Methods: The study was descriptive cross conducted during the period July to December 2016. The sampling was done by volunteer staff in maternity wards of public hospitals in Lubumbashi. Were excluded from the study personnel do not exercise care business to motherhood. A form was filled by bringing together all the data regarding the type of mobile phone caregivers (with buttons, digital and / or digital with pouch) and the use of mobile phones during work time.Data collection was done by swabbing onphones by using ISO / DIS 14698-1. Sample analysis was performed in the laboratory of the university clinics of Lubumbashi and statistical analyzes were performed using Epi Info 7.1.

Résultats : Le résultat montre que 100% (soit 54 téléphones) de nos enquêtés possédaient un téléphone portable et l’utilisait en présence des malades. La majorité des personnels (40/54 soit 74,1%)  arrêtaient les soins pour répondre au téléphone et parmi eux, 39 (97,6%) n’appliquaient pas l’hygiène des mains systématiquement avant de reprendre le soin. 51 des 54 téléphones portables prélevés étaient contaminés (94,4%). Les germes les plus isolés étaient l’Escherichia coli (16,98%), l’Enterococcus faecalis (15,01%) et le Citrobacter freundi (11,32%). La présence des bactéries sur le téléphone portable était significativement associée à l’hygiène du téléphone (p=0,005) et aux personnels qui stoppaient le soin pour répondre au téléphone (p=0,001). L’association entre le type de téléphone et la présence des germes n’était pas statistiquement significative (p=0,25).

Conclusion: Cell phones could play a role in the transmission of nosocomial infections. It is necessary to prohibit the use of phones during care and promote hand hygiene and the use of hydro-alcoholic solutions for disinfecting both cell phones as hands.

Keywords: bacterial ecology, mobile phone, motherhood