Department of Microbiology, UZIMA University, Kisumu, Kenya.
Department of Health, University Colleges Leuven-Limburg (UCLL), Leuven, Belgium.
BMC Res Notes. 2021 Jan 6;14(1):1. doi: 10.1186/s13104-020-05413-7.
The aim of this research was to determine drug sensitivity profiles of Staphylococcus species isolated from mobile phones of students in Microbiology and Biomedical Laboratory Sciences from UZIMA University, Kisumu (Kenya) and the University Colleges Leuven-Limburg, Leuven (Belgium), respectively.
All mobile phones (16/16, 100%) had gram-positive bacteria. 3/8 (37.5%) mobile devices had Staphylococcus aureus. 2/3 (67%) Staphylococcus aureus strains were resistant to ampicillin, oxacillin, ceftazidime, vancomycin and amoxicillin. Guidelines for disinfection of mobile phones need to be developed urgently to stop transmission of resistant bacteria.
本研究旨在确定从乌齐玛大学微生物学和生物医学实验室科学系学生(肯尼亚基苏木)和鲁汶-列日大学学院(比利时鲁汶)的手机中分离出的葡萄球菌属的药物敏感性谱。
所有手机(16/16,100%)均含有革兰氏阳性菌。8 部手机中有 3 部(37.5%)含有金黄色葡萄球菌。3 株金黄色葡萄球菌中有 2 株(67%)对氨苄西林、苯唑西林、头孢他啶、万古霉素和阿莫西林耐药。急需制定手机消毒指南,以阻止耐药菌的传播。