Biofilme em smartphones de profissionais da saúde: padrão de uso e de descontaminação do aparelho

Autores

  • Hélio Galdino Júnior Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. E-mail: helio_junior@ufg.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5570-8183
  • Vítor Hugo Marques Universidade Federal de Jataí (UFJ), Jataí, Goiás, Brasil. E-mail: enf.vitorhmarques@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1805-4675
  • Carmem Gabriela Bianchini Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. E-mail: carmemgabriela12@hotmail.com.
  • Marcella Cristina Vieira Silva Vitta Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. E-mail: marcella_1221@hotmail.com.
  • Cristiana Costa Luciano Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. E-mail: cristiana.ufg@gmail.com. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2309-3719
  • Dayane de Melo Costa Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. E-mail: daynesaga@yahoo.com.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1855-061X
  • Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple Universidade Federal de Goiás (UFG), Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil. E-mail: anaclara_tipple@ufg.br. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0812-2243

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ree.v24.71216

Palavras-chave:

Smartphone, Pessoal de Saúde, Biofilmes, Contaminação de Equipamentos, Descontaminação, Controle de Infecções

Resumo

Objetivo: avaliar a presença de biofilme nas películas de smartphones de profissionais da saúde, investigar o padrão de uso e de descontaminação dos smartphones no ambiente de assistência à saúde em um hospital de médio porte. Métodos: estudo analítico e transversal, realizado com profissionais de saúde que possuíam smartphone. Foram realizadas entrevistas estruturadas e a presença de biofilme nas películas de vidro dos smartphones foi avaliada pela microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Resultados: todas as amostras de películas foram positivas para presença de biofilme, mesmo após descontaminação com álcool a 70%. Dos participantes, 96,4% utilizavam smartphone no ambiente de trabalho, a maioria utilizava o aparelho para fins pessoais e descontaminavam com álcool a 70% com frequência irregular. Conclusões: o smartphone pode servir como fômite, visto que biofilmes foram detectados na superfície das películas. Esses achados apontam para a necessidade de políticas de controle de infecção relacionadas ao uso dos smartphones.

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29/12/2022

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