Research Article
Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria on the Mobile Phones and Computer Keyboards of Healthcare University Students in Ghana
Table 1
Prevalence of bacteria isolated from mobile phones and computer keyboards.
| | Bacterial isolates | Mobile phones | Computer keyboards | Total | | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| | Staph. epidermidis | 35 (29.2) | 26 (21.7) | 61 (25.4) | | Staph aureus | 16 (13.3) | 6 (5.0) | 22 (9.2) | | Klebsiella spp. | 19 (15.8) | 12 (10.0) | 31 (12.9) | | E. coli | 13 (10.8) | 3(2.5) | 16 (6.7) | | Enterobacter spp. | 4 (3.3) | — | 4 (1.7) | | Enterobacter cloacae | 5(4.2) | — | 5 (2.1) | | Pseudomonas spp. | 8 (6.7) | 5 (4.2) | 13 (5.4) | | Total (%) | 100 (83.3) | 52 (43.3) | 152(63.3) |
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