Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
Open Access
ISSN: 2329-8731
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2329-8731
+44 1300 500008
Department of Medical Research Center of the Institute of Medical Research and Medicinal Plants Studies, Yaounde, Cameroon
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