Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in mobile phones of final year dental students

Authors

  • Oscar Fabián Vergara Sarmiento Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Carrera de Odontología, Ecuador
  • Carlos Fernando Andrade Tacuri Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Unidad Académica de Salud y Bienestar. Carrera de Odontología, Laboratorio de Genética y Biología Molecular del Centro de Investigación y Transferencia de Tecnología, Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3983-1314
  • Paola Patricia Orellana Bravo Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Unidad Académica de Salud y Bienestar. Carrera de Odontología, Laboratorio de Genética y Biología Molecular del Centro de Investigación y Transferencia de Tecnología, Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6276-0521
  • Paúl Andrés Vélez Bravo Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Carrera de Odontología, Ecuador https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-5913

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/os.v26i4.25498

Keywords:

Microbiology, Staphylococcus aureus, cell phones

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study was to detect the incidence of S. aureus on mobile phone screens of last-year dental students using microbiological techniques. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional observational study. 92 samples were taken from mobile phone screens, S. aureus was identified by microbiological tests: mannitol fermentation, positive reactions to deoxyribonuclease, catalase and coagulase tests. Results: 16 strains of S. aureus 16/92 (17.4%) were isolated on mobile phone screens. 100% of the strains emerged positive reactions to deoxyribonuclease, catalase and coagulase tests. Conclusions: The presence of S. aureus is evidenced in cell phone screens of senior students’ mobile phones, which represents a risk for the spread of this pathogen.

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Published

2023-12-30

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 4 (2023)

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Copyright (c) 2023 Oscar Fabián Vergara Sarmiento, Paola Patricia Orellana Bravo, Carlos Fernando Andrade Tacuri, Paúl Andrés Vélez Bravo

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Vergara Sarmiento OF, Andrade Tacuri CF, Orellana Bravo PP, Vélez Bravo PA. Detection of Staphylococcus aureus in mobile phones of final year dental students. Odontol Sanmarquina [Internet]. 2023 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Aug. 16];26(4):e25498. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/25498