Uso de celulares no ambiente hospitalar e o risco de contaminação bacteriana / Mobile phones usage in hospital settings and the risk of bacterial contamination

RESUMO

Este trabalho se propõe a avaliar as características do celular por funcionários, estudantes e profissionais de saúde e investigar a relação com o número e tipo de microrganismos presentes no telefone. Foram coletados dados sociodemográficos e informações sobre o uso do celular, além da avaliação microbiológica dos telefones. Os dados foram analisados no SPSS, através de estatística descritiva das variáveis. Dos 50 participantes do estudo, 82% eram do sexo feminino, 96% usam o celular no trabalho e 70% realizavam algum tipo de assepsia. Referente à coleta microbiológica, houve crescimento bacteriano em 68% dos celulares, cuja bactéria mais isolada foi o Staphylococcus coagulase negativa (47%). Além disso, houve crescimento de mais de 100.000 UFC/mL nos celulares dos residentes (26,5%) e acadêmicos (23,5%). Conclui-se que o uso do celular durante a jornada de trabalho é frequente, o que pode haver relação com o número de aparelhos contaminados.

ABSTRACT

This work aims to evaluate the characteristics of the cell phone by employees, students and health professionals and investigate the relationship with the number and type of microorganisms present on the phone. Sociodemographic data and information on cell phone use were collected, in addition to the microbiological assessment of the phones. The data were analyzed in SPSS, through descriptive statistics of the variables. Among the 50 study participants, 82% were female, 96% used their cell phones at work and 70% performed some type of asepsis. Regarding microbiological collection, there was bacterial growth in 68% of cell phones, whose most isolated bacterium was negative coagulase Staphylococcus (47%). In addition, there was a growth of more than 100.000 CFU/mL in the cell phones of residents (26.5%) and undergraduates (23.5%). It is concluded that the use of the cell phone during the working day is frequent, which may be related to the number of contaminated devices.