RESUMO
BACKGROUND: Mobile phones are known to carry pathogenic bacteria and viruses on their surfaces, posing a risk to healthcare providers (HCPs) and hospital infection prevention efforts. We utilize an Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) device to provide an effective method for mobile phone disinfection and survey HCPs about infection risk. METHODS: Environmental swabs were used to culture HCPs' personal mobile phone surfaces. Four cultures were obtained per phone: before and after the UV-C device's 30-second disinfecting cycle, at the beginning and end of a 12-hour shift. Surveys were administered to participants pre- and poststudy. RESULTS: Total bacterial colony forming units were reduced by 90.5% (Pâ¯=â¯.006) after one UV-C disinfection cycle, and by 99.9% (Pâ¯=â¯.004) after 2 cycles. Total pathogenic bacterial colony forming units were decreased by 98.2% (Pâ¯=â¯.038) after one and >99.99% (Pâ¯=â¯.037) after 2 disinfection cycles. All survey respondents were willing to use the UV-C device daily to weekly, finding it convenient and beneficial. DISCUSSION: This novel UV-C disinfecting device is effective in reducing pathogenic bacteria on mobile phones. HCPs would frequently use a phone disinfecting device to reduce infection risk. CONCLUSIONS: In light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, a standardized approach to phone disinfection may be valuable in preventing healthcare-associated infections.
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Bactérias/efeitos da radiação , Betacoronavirus/efeitos da radiação , Telefone Celular , Desinfecção/instrumentação , Raios Ultravioleta , Bactérias/patogenicidade , Betacoronavirus/patogenicidade , COVID-19 , Contagem de Colônia Microbiana , Infecções por Coronavirus/prevenção & controle , Infecções por Coronavirus/virologia , Infecção Hospitalar/microbiologia , Infecção Hospitalar/prevenção & controle , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa/prevenção & controle , Desinfecção/métodos , Hospitais , Humanos , Pandemias/prevenção & controle , Pneumonia Viral/prevenção & controle , Pneumonia Viral/virologia , SARS-CoV-2 , VirulênciaAssuntos
Infecções Respiratórias/epidemiologia , Infecções por Adenovirus Humanos/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Incidência , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Influenza Humana/epidemiologia , Influenza Humana/virologia , Metapneumovirus , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infecções por Paramyxoviridae/epidemiologia , Infecções por Paramyxoviridae/virologia , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/epidemiologia , Infecções por Vírus Respiratório Sincicial/virologia , Infecções Respiratórias/virologia , Rhode Island/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
A multimodal program focused on preventing nosocomial respiratory viral infections. Definite cases per 1,000 discharges increased 1.3-fold in hospital units screening visitors for respiratory viral symptoms during the 2017-2018 respiratory virus season but not during the 2016-2017 season. Definite cases per 1,000 discharges increased 3.1-fold in hospital units that did not screen visitors either season.