Antibiotic-resistant bacteria on personal devices in hospital intensive care units: Molecular approaches to quantifying and describing changes in the bacterial community of personal mobile devices. (11th April 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Volkoff, Savannah J.; McCumber, Alexander W.; Anderson, Deverick J.; Gunsch, Claudia K.
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 40:Number 6(2019)
• Page Start: 717
• Page End: 720
• Publication Date: 2019-04-11
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.56
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract: Bacterial community composition and presence of antibiotic resistance genes ( mecA, tetK, and vanA ) on personal mobile devices (PMDs) of nurses in intensive care units (ICUs) were evaluated. Antibiotic resistance genes on PMDs decreased at the end of the shift, and a several microbial genera changed.