Research Article
Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria on the Mobile Phones and Computer Keyboards of Healthcare University Students in Ghana
Table 2
Distribution of bacteria isolates amongst study areas.
| | Mobile phones n = 120 | Computer keyboards n = 120 | Total (%) | | Bacteria isolated | AHS (%) | MEDS (%) | STL (%) | L (%) | ITL (%) | | (n = 60) | (n = 60) | (n = 90) | (n = 20) | (n = 10) |
| | Staphylococcus epidermidis | 20(33.3) | 15(25) | 12 (13.3) | 9(45) | 5(50) | 61 (25.4) | | Staphylococcus aureus | 6 (10) | 10(16.7) | 4(4.4) | 1(5) | 1(10) | 22 (9.2) | | Klebsiella spp. | 12(20) | 7(11.7) | 8(8.9) | 3(15) | 1(10) | 31 (12.9) | | Escherichia coli | 8(13.3) | 5(8.3) | 2 (2.2) | 1 (5) | 0 | 16 (6.7) | | Enterobacter spp. | 3(5) | 1(1.7) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1.7) | | Enterobacter cloacae | 2(3.3) | 3 (5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (2.1) | | Pseudomonas spp. | 5(8.3) | 3 (5) | 5 (5.6) | 0 | 0 | 13 (5.4) |
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AHS: allied health students, MEDS: medical students, STL: student laptop, L: library, ITL: IT lounge.
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