The incidence of microbial infections in orthopedic prosthetic surgeries is a perennial
problem that increases morbidity and mortality, representing one of the major complications …

Background: Touchscreens are usually microbially contaminated and can therefore act as
fomites inside and outside healthcare environments. Due to the increasing use of such …

Background Mobile telephones (henceforth 'phones') have become an essential part of
everyday life in both healthcare and community settings. However, the widespread use of …

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 …

Background. Healthcare workers (HCWs) may be using their mobile phones (MPs) to carry
microbes that cause hospital‐acquired and community infections in general. With antibiotic …

Introduction: The use of mobile phones by healthcare workers is a risk factor for
microorganism transmission in healthcare settings. Pathogenic bacteria such as methicillin …

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 …

AIM: Nurses use their smartphones during the work shift. The objective of this review is to
investigate the presence of bacteria on mobile phones and the procedures to disinfect or …

Objective: We aimed to describe pathogenic contamination on healthcare workers' cellular
phones, detect factors associated with contamination, and demonstrate whether there was a …

Introduction Contaminated mobile phones act as reservoirs for organisms causing hospital-
acquired infections (HAI). Little is known about medical school students' awareness of …