Surveillance Study of Bacterial Contamination of the Parent's Cell Phone in the NICU

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Overview

The purpose of this study is to determine the contamination rate of the parents cell phone in a newborn intensive care setting and identify the types of bacteria contaminating the cell phone as well as evaluating the effectiveness of an antimicrobial gel in reducing the transmission of bacteria from the cell phone to the parents hands.

J Perinatol. 2013 Dec;33(12):960-3. doi: 10.1038/jp.2013.108. Epub 2013 Sep 5.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Bacterial Contamination Rate of the Cell Phones

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 13 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Parents with a cell phone Exclusion Criteria: * Parents that do not have a cell phone

Locations (1)

Swedish Medical Center

Seattle, Washington, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Determine contamination rate of parents cellphone in the NICU and identify types of bacteria on cell phones while evaluating the effectiveness of antimicrobial gel in reducing the transmission of bacteria from cellphone to parents hands.

Time frame: contamination rate through bacterial swabs

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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