Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
Year : 2019, Volume : 13, Issue : 2
First page : ( 369) Last page : ( 372)
Print ISSN : 0973-9122. Online ISSN : 0973-9130.
Article DOI : 10.5958/0973-9130.2019.00147.6

Contamination of Portable Phones with Pathogenic Bacteria, A Comparative Study between Staff at Al Hussain Teaching Hospital and Staff at Samawa Technical Institute

Shaebth Laila Jassim

Technical Institute, Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Samawa, Iraq

Online published on 7 May, 2019.

Abstract

The study was conducted to identify the key role of mobile phones in transmitting bacterial infection to users of these devices. Bacteria on the surface of mobile devices were isolated to diagnose and to know the damage and effects on the health of users of these devices. The study samples included 40 samples, divided into 20 swabs of mobile phones from Al Hussain Teaching Hospital employees and 20 swabs of mobile phones from employees and students at the Samawa Technical Institute. Worms from these samples have been grown for study and identification in cultural media. Biochemical tests were performed to determine species. Bacillus spp., Pseudomonas spp. have been isolated. spp Enterobacter. Staphylococcus aureus, epidermidis Staphylococcus, sp.. Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas spp are the most common bacterial species. And that's Bacillus spp. The main objective of the current study was to verify bacterial pathogens contamination on mobile phones and also to verify the role of the mobile phone in the transport of pathogens from person to person.

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Keywords

Bacteria, portable phones, contamination, transmission.

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