Open AccessExtended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria on Healthcare Workers’ Mobile Phones: Evidence from Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Shambel Araya,
Kassu Desta,
Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s291876
Subject(s) - agar diffusion test , beta lactamase , medicine , health care , microbiology and biotechnology , gram staining , veterinary medicine , antibiotics , bacteria , biology , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , antibacterial activity , gene , economics , economic growth
Mobile phones are widely used in hospital settings for different purposes. Mobile phones of healthcare workers (HCWs) could be colonized or harbor extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) producing gram-negative bacteria and may act as source of infectious agents. The aim of this study was to determine the rate of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteria on mobile phones of healthcare workers, to assess their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and associated factors.