Análise da presença de microrganismos em superfícies de celulares dos profissionais da área da saúde.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The use of mobile phones makes it carry a large number of microorganisms. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the presence of pathogens present in the devices of health professionals who work in different areas of the Sigma laboratory, in Goiânia. METHODOLOGY: A scientific study applied in a laboratory was carried out using 9 samples collected from cell phones of health professionals. For this, their swabs were cultivated in thioglycolate broth medium and their readings were taken on the seventh day in a spectrophotometer. RESULTS: Of the total number of devices (9) evaluated, 89% of the cell devices showed positive general bacterial growth, with an increase in the cell proliferation indicator in more than 50%. CONCLUSION or FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: As identified in other studies that confirmed the contamination of professional cell phones in the laboratory environment, these devices can serve as carriers of potentially pathogenic bacteria.

Sigma laboratory workers' cell phones were found to be contaminated with infection- causing pathogens.