Detección de Staphylococcus aureus en teléfonos móviles de estudiantes de último año de odontología

• Autores: Vergara Sarmiento, Oscar Fabián, Andrade Tacuri, Carlos Fernando, Orellana Bravo, Paola Patricia, Vélez Bravo, Paúl Andrés
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2023
• Institución: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.csi.unmsm:article/25498
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/odont/article/view/25498
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Microbiología; Staphylococcus aureus; teléfonos celulares; Microbiology; cell phones

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.