Background Mobile phones, used in billions throughout the world, are high-touch devices
subject to a dynamic contamination of microorganisms and rarely considered as a dynamic …

Advancements in technology and communication have revolutionised the twenty-first
century with the introduction of mobile phones and smartphones. These phones are known …

As it is the case with natural substrates, artificial surfaces of man-made devices are home to
a myriad of microbial species. Artificial products are not necessarily characterized by human …

Background Mobile phones of healthcare workers (HCWs) can act as fomites in the
dissemination of microbes. This study was carried out to investigate microbial contamination …

Backgrounds In 2022, smartphone use continues to expand with the number of smartphone
subscriptions surpassing 6 billion and forecasted to grow to 7.5 billion by 2026. The …

Introduction. Mobile phones act as fomites that pose a global public health risk of
disseminating microorganisms, including highly pathogenic strains possessing antimicrobial …

Background As high touch wearable devices, the potential for microbial contamination of
smart watches is high. In this study, microbial contamination of smart watches of healthcare …

Transcriptomics is the study of RNA transcripts, the portion of the genome that is transcribed,
in a specific cell, tissue, or organism. Transcriptomics provides insight into gene expression …

Background Mobile phones are widely used in clinical settings and could be colonized by
potential pathogenic bacteria which may lead to hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) …

Introduction Mobile phones, contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms, have the
potential to act as “trojan horses”. The microbial signatures present on their surfaces most …