| Project/Area Number |
22590607
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Public health/Health science
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| Research Institution | Tokai University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KOBAYASHI Intetsu 東邦大学, 看護学部, 教授 (10533028)
KANAYAMA Akiko 東邦大学, 看護学部, 助教 (90536195)
山崎 浩史 東海大学, 医学部, 講師 (00338708)
伊澤 和三 東海大学, 医学部, 助教 (70407980)
佐々木 剛史 東海大学, 医学部, 助教 (90439688)
倉林 宏考 東海大学, 医学部, 助教 (80439679)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | 医療用携帯電話 / 病院感染 / MRSA / 手指衛生 / 緑膿菌 / 病院感染対策 / 病院内感染 |
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| Research Abstract |
222 hospital-use only mobile phones used by the nursing staff at a university hospital and hands of the users were sampled for bacterial contamination. Of the 222 mobile phones sampled, 16 (7.2%) were contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus, of which, 5 (2.3%) were MRSA. Of the 221 nurses hands sampled, S. aureus was isolated from 55 (24.9%) nurses, of which, 12 (5.4%) nurses were positive for MRSA. Both the mobile phone and hand of their user were concurrently S. aureus positive in 11 (5%) of 221 mobile phone/user samplings. We conclude that mobile phones can be contaminated from the hands of nurses during use. Hands can become re-contaminated after hand-washing and lead to cross-transmission during care of patients. There is a need to address this potential threat to infection control and implement steps to minimize cross-infection through mobile phones.
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