Kayed Kawthar, Khoder Ghalia, Farhat Joviana, Ghemrawi Rose
College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112612, United Arab Emirates.
AAU Health and Biomedical Research Center, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi P.O. Box 112612, United Arab Emirates.
Microorganisms. 2023 Feb 18;11(2):523. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11020523.
Mobile phones are excessively used even though microbes' ability to survive on phone surfaces was confirmed. During the COVID-19 pandemic, heavy hygiene practices have been applied to mobile surfaces. Therefore, it is interesting to evaluate the emergence of antimicrobial-resistant bacteria on mobile phone surfaces.
A random sampling technique was utilized on residents in Abu Dhabi, UAE between May and June 2021. A swab sample from each participant's mobile phone was collected and transported to the microbiology laboratory for bacterial culture and antimicrobial susceptibility tests. Furthermore, a cross-sectional study was conducted via a self-administered questionnaire filled by participants. The questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data, phone frequency usage and cleaning methods.
One hundred two-sample swabs and data have been included in the study. The majority of participants (91.1%) reported cleaning their mobile phones with wipes and alcohol. However, 100% of participants had a mobile phone contaminated by bacteria such as and . Interestingly, most of these potentially pathogenic bacteria were found to be resistant to ampicillin, ceftazidime and cefotaxime.
The continuous hand and mobile disinfectant have contributed to the emergence of resistant bacteria.
尽管已证实微生物能够在手机表面存活，但手机仍被过度使用。在新冠疫情期间，人们对手机表面采取了严格的卫生措施。因此，评估手机表面抗菌耐药菌的出现情况很有意义。
2021年5月至6月期间，在阿联酋阿布扎比的居民中采用随机抽样技术。收集每位参与者手机的拭子样本，并送往微生物实验室进行细菌培养和药敏试验。此外，通过参与者自行填写的问卷进行横断面研究。该问卷用于收集社会人口学数据、手机使用频率和清洁方法。
本研究纳入了102份样本拭子及数据。大多数参与者（91.1%）报告使用擦拭巾和酒精清洁手机。然而，100%的参与者的手机被诸如 和 等细菌污染。有趣的是，这些潜在致病菌中的大多数被发现对氨苄西林、头孢他啶和头孢噻肟耐药。
持续使用手部和手机消毒剂导致了耐药菌的出现。
