Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria on Healthcare Workers' Mobile Phones: Evidence from Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Shambel ArayaKassu DestaYimtubezinash Woldeamanuel MulatePublished in: Risk management and healthcare policy (2021)
ESBL-producing Gram-negative bacteria were isolated from 8.3% of HCWs' mobile phones. As high as 79.4% of the isolates were multidrug resistant. Mobile phones can lead to bacterial cross-contamination and could be a source of nosocomial infections.