Table 2.
Characteristics associated with pathogenic bacteria isolates in health care workers’ cell phones
| Characteristic | Enterobacter spp (n = 48) | Escherichia coli (n = 34) | Klebsiella pneumoniae (n = 13) | Klebsiella oxytoca (n = 10) | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital | .049 | ||||
| A | 20 (41.7) | 5 (14.7) | 4 (30.7) | 4 (40.0) | |
| B | 15 (31.2) | 8 (23.5) | 4 (30.7) | 1 (10.0) | |
| C | 13 (27.1) | 21 (61.8) | 5 (38.6) | 5 (50.0) | |
| Occupational group | .833 | ||||
| Physician | 16 (33.3) | 12 (35.3) | 4 (30.8) | 2 (20.0) | |
| Nurse | 32 (66.7) | 22 (64.7) | 9 (69.2) | 8 (80.0) | |
| Antibiotic resistance | |||||
| T | 8 (16.7) | 16 (47.1) | 4 (30.7) | 1 (10.0) | .012 |
| G | 8 (16.7) | 11 (32.4) | 4 (30.7) | 1 (10.0) | .243 |
| A | 3 (6.3) | 2 (5.9) | 1 (7.69) | 0 (0.0) | .999 |
| F | 15 (31.3) | 3 (8.8) | 3 (23.1) | 1 (10.0) | .075 |
| C | 8 (16.7) | 21 (61.8) | 2 (15.4) | 2 (20.0) | <.001 |
| S | 9 (18.8) | 15 (44.1) | 4 (30.7) | 10 (10.0) | .043 |
| MDR | .099 | ||||
| No | 23 (47.9) | 12 (35.3) | 6 (46.2) | 8 (80.0) | |
| Yes | 25 (52.1) | 22 (64.7) | 7 (53.8) | 2 (20.0) | |
| ESBL | .005 | ||||
| No | 39 (81.2) | 15 (44.1) | 9 (69.2) | 7 (70.0) | |
| Yes | 9 (18.8) | 19 (55.9) | 4 (30.8) | 3 (30.0) | |
NOTE. Values are n (%) or as otherwise indicated.
A, amikacin; C, ciprofloxacin; ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase; F, cefoxitin; G, gentamicin; MDR, multidrug resistance, nonsusceptible to ≥3 antibiotic families; S, sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim; T, tobramycin.
*
Fisher exact or χ2 test as appropriate.