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Ultraviolet-C-Based Mobile Phone Sanitisation for Global Public Health and Infection Control
Microorganisms (Basel), Vol.11(8), 1876
2023
PMID: 37630437
Abstract
Introduction. Mobile phones act as fomites that pose a global public health risk of disseminating microorganisms, including highly pathogenic strains possessing antimicrobial resistances. The use of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) to sanitise mobile phones presents an alternative means to complement basic hand hygiene to prevent the cross-contamination and dissemination of microorganisms between hands and mobile phones. Aim. This study aimed to evaluate the germicidal efficacy of the Glissner CleanPhone UV-C phone sanitiser (Glissner) device. Methods. Two experimental trials were performed for the evaluation of the CleanPhone (Glissner). The first was a controlled trial, where the germicidal efficacy of the CleanPhone was evaluated against six different microorganism species that were inoculated onto mobile phones. The second was a field trial evaluating the germicidal efficacy of the CleanPhone on 100 volunteer mobile phones. Efficacy was determined based on colony counts of microorganisms on Columbia sheep blood agar before and after UV-C treatment. Results. In the controlled trial, reduction in growth was observed for all microorganisms after UV-C treatment with ST131 Escherichia coli showing the highest growth reduction at 4 log10 CFU/mL followed by C. albicans and ATCC E. coli at 3 log10 CFU/mL. An overall reduction in microorganism growth after UV-C treatment was also observed for the field trial, with an average growth reduction of 84.4% and 93.6% in colony counts at 24 h and 48 h post-incubation, respectively. Conclusion. The findings demonstrated the capability of the CleanPhone (Glissner) to rapidly sanitise mobile phones, thereby providing a means to reduce the potential dissemination of microorganisms, including highly pathogenic strains with antimicrobial resistance.
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- Title
- Ultraviolet-C-Based Mobile Phone Sanitisation for Global Public Health and Infection Control
- Authors/Creators
- Matthew Olsen - Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD 4226, Australia College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai P.O. Box 505055, United Arab Emirates Oral and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK Dubai Police Scientists Council, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates General Department of Forensic Sciences and Criminology, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaAdrian Goldsworthy - Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD 4226, Australia College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai P.O. Box 505055, United Arab Emirates Oral and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK Dubai Police Scientists Council, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates General Department of Forensic Sciences and Criminology, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaRania Nassar - Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD 4226, Australia College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai P.O. Box 505055, United Arab Emirates Oral and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK Dubai Police Scientists Council, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates General Department of Forensic Sciences and Criminology, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaAbiola Senok - Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD 4226, Australia College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai P.O. Box 505055, United Arab Emirates Oral and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK Dubai Police Scientists Council, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates General Department of Forensic Sciences and Criminology, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaAbdullah Albastaki - Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD 4226, Australia College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai P.O. Box 505055, United Arab Emirates Oral and Biomedical Sciences, School of Dentistry, College of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK Dubai Police Scientists Council, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates General Department of Forensic Sciences and Criminology, Dubai Police, Dubai P.O. Box 1493, United Arab Emirates Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA 6150, AustraliaZheng Z. Lee - Murdoch UniversitySam Abraham - Murdoch University, Centre for Biosecurity and One HealthRashed Alghafri - Murdoch University, Harry Butler InstituteLotti Tajouri - Murdoch University, Harry Butler InstituteSimon McKirdy - Murdoch University, Centre for Biosecurity and One Health
- Publication Details
- Microorganisms (Basel), Vol.11(8), 1876
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Grant note
- Murdoch University
- Identifiers
- 991005601370207891
- Copyright
- © 2023 by the authors.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Harry Butler Institute
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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