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 …

Innovation in mobile communication technology has provided novel approaches to the
delivery of healthcare and improvements in the speed and quality of routine medical …

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

Background: Global burden of hospital-associated infection (HAI) is on the rise and
contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality of the patients. Mobile phones are …

BACKGROUNDTransmission of pathogens within the hospital environment remains a
hazard for hospitalized patients. Healthcare personnel clothing and devices carried by them …

Hospitals have many unique hazards that can potentially affect the health of employees.
These hazards include biological and chemical hazards, ergonomic hazards, hazardous …

Introduction Mobile phones have become indispensable accessories of both our social and
professional lives. They increase the quality of healthcare by providing fast communication …

Background. Mobile phones of health professionals can harbor various potential pathogens
and become exogenous sources of infection for the patients, self, and family members. This …

Background Health care workers may potentially spread Staphylococcus aureus and
methicillin-resistant S aureus (MRSA) to patients by contaminated high-touch items. We …

Nosocomial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The inanimate
objects like mobile phones in the immediate environment of the patients can act as a source …