Background Mobile phones have become an integral part of modern society. As possible
breeding grounds for microbial organisms, these constitute a potential global public health …

Intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infections are a challenging health problem worldwide,
especially when caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) pathogens. In ICUs, inanimate …

Mindfulness practice, where an individual maintains openness, patience, and acceptance
while focusing attention on a situation in a nonjudgmental way, can improve symptoms of …

The goal of this study was to attempt to determine the rate of contamination of health-care
workers'(HCWs) hands and environmental surfaces in intensive care units (ICU) by the main …

BACKGROUND: Mobile phones are indispensable accessories both professionally and
socially but they are frequently used in environments of high bacteria presence. This study …

Most people on the planet own mobile phones, and these devices are increasingly being
utilized to gather data relevant to our personal health, behavior, and environment. During an …

The rise of high-throughput sequencing technologies and culture-independent microbial
surveys has the potential to revolutionize our understanding of how microbes colonize …

Mobile communication devices help accelerate in-hospital flow of medical information,
information sharing and querying, and contribute to communications in the event of …

Aim: This study aimed at investigating the microbial contamination of mobile phones in a
hospital setting. Methods: Swab samples were collected from 40 mobile phones of patients …

Patients referred to intensive care units (ICU) commonly contract infections caused by
multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, which are typically linked to complications and high …