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<journal-id>0124-7107</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Universidad y Salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Univ. Salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0124-7107</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Nariño]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0124-71072020000100077</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22267/rus.202201.177</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Evaluación microbiológica de dispositivos móviles en personal quirúrgico de una institución de salud, Pereira, Colombia, 2018]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Microbiological analysis of mobile devices of surgical personnel working at a health care institution in Pereira, Colombia, 2018]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acevedo-Osorio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[German Oved]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gómez-Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Adriana Marcela]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Oyola-Leiva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natalia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Arboleda-Angulo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura Daniela]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Orozco-Cardona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luisa María]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Fundación Universitaria del Área Andina - Seccional Pereira  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Pereira ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>77</fpage>
<lpage>83</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0124-71072020000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0124-71072020000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0124-71072020000100077&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Introducción: El uso del teléfono celular se ha vuelto común en áreas del hospital, incluida la sala de operaciones, aumentando el riesgo de contaminación cruzada y las altas tasas de infecciones del sitio quirúrgico.  Objetivo:  Determinar la contaminación microbiana en dispositivos móviles del personal quirúrgico de una Institución de Salud de Pereira, Colombia en el primer semestre del año 2018.  Materiales y métodos:  Estudio descriptivo observacional, transversal. Se tomaron 10 dispositivos móviles del personal del área de quirófano al azar y a cada uno se le realizó frotis con hisopo estéril al estuche o cobertura del celular. Las muestras se transportaron en tubos de ensayo con agua peptonada al 1% hasta el momento de la siembra; las muestras se analizaron por técnica microbiológica recuento en placa profunda.  Resultados:  En las muestras se encontró un promedio de 93 UFC (Unidades Formadoras de Colonias) de mesófilos aerobios, 13 UFC de coliformes totales, 22 UFC de mohos y levaduras.  Conclusión:  El análisis microbiológico permitió detectar la presencia de elevadas cantidades de unidades formadoras de colonias que podrían contribuir de manera significativa a incrementar las tasas en infecciones asociadas a la atención en salud.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Introduction:  Cell phone use in hospital areas such as surgery rooms has become a common practice, which has increased both the risk of cross-contamination and the rates of surgical site infections.  Objective:  To determine microbial contamination of mobile devices belonging to surgical staff of a Health Care Institution in Pereira, Colombia during the first semester of 2018.  Materials and methods:  An observational, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with a sample of ten mobile devices randomly chosen from health personnel working in the surgical room. Surface samples were collected from cell phone cases and bags using sterile swabs that were were kept in a 1% peptone salt solution until a deep plate count assay was performed on them.  Results:  The plate count confirmed the presence of mesophilic aerobes (93 CFUs), total coliforms (13 CFUs) as well as yeasts and molds (22 CFUs).  Conclusion:  The microbiological analysis showed elevated numbers of colony-forming units that could significantly increase the rates of infections associated with health care settings.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Teléfono celular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infección de la herida quirúrgica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[análisis microbiológico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infección hospitalaria]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[desinfección]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Cell phone]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[surgical wound infection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[microbiological analysis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[cross infection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[disinfection.]]></kwd>
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