Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Department of Medical Research Center of the Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon

Biography

Dr. Aicha Ngoutane is a well-known author and researcher in the field of Medical Research, working in the Department of Medical Research Center of the Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Social Habits of Health Professionals and their Mobile Phones as Source of MDR Nosocomial Bacteria in Cameroon, Sub Saharan Africa
  Author(s): Mansour Mohamadou*, Levis C. Kountchou, Clarisse E. Mbah, Aline Bamia, Bouba Abdouraman, Aicha Ngoutane, Valerie Emvoutou, Martin Maidadi, Lilian Akwah, Oumar Adamou, Djoulde Ibrahima, Marcelle Eyong, Leslie Kenou, Cedric Franck. Ze Akono, Eric Pascal. Tchoumi, Didier C. Mbakop, Marie Chantal. Ngonde and Hortense Gonsu Kamga
  
  Health professional mobile phone can be the vehicle bacteria transmission from one caregiver to another. Despite the ubiquity of mobile phones among health professionals as tool for mobile phone-based Health, there is limited literature on general social habits related to manipulation of this technological tool by health practitioner and the risk of bacterial contamination within hospital in Cameroon. Cross-sectional study on personal mobile phone of health care professionals was carried out from three major hospitals in Yaounde Cameroon. A self-administration questionnaire was given to obtain demographic data on some mobile phone related social habits and potential exposed individuals to the isolated micro flora. Sterile swab was used to collect sample from each personal mobile phone of the enrolled health professionals. For each sample, culture and antimicrobial.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8731.21.9.214

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