[HTML][HTML] Do mobile phone surfaces carry SARS-CoV-2 virus? A systematic review warranting the inclusion of a “6th” moment of hand hygiene in healthcare

M Olsen, T Demaneuf, G Singh, A Goldsworthy… - Journal of infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Occurrence of Human Viruses on Fomites in the Environment: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

W Zambrana, AB Boehm - ACS Environmental Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Documenting the occurrence of viruses on fomites is crucial in determining the significance
of fomite-mediated transmission and the potential use of fomites for environmental disease …

Mobile phones are hazardous microbial platforms warranting robust public health and biosecurity protocols

M Olsen, R Nassar, A Senok, S Moloney, A Lohning… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Advancements in technology and communication have revolutionised the twenty-first
century with the introduction of mobile phones and smartphones. These phones are known …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile phones as fomites for pathogenic microbes: A cross-sectional survey of perceptions and sanitization habits of health care workers in Dubai, United …

A Albastaki, M Olsen, H Almulla, R Nassar… - Infection, Disease & …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing environmental exposure to viruses in wastewater treatment plant and swine farm scenarios with next-generation sequencing and occupational risk …

M Itarte, M Calvo, L Martínez-Frago… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Occupational exposure to pathogens can pose health risks. This study investigates the viral
exposure of workers in a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and a swine farm by analyzing …

Ultraviolet-C-based mobile phone sanitisation for global public health and infection control

M Olsen, A Goldsworthy, R Nassar, A Senok… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction. Mobile phones act as fomites that pose a global public health risk of
disseminating microorganisms, including highly pathogenic strains possessing antimicrobial …

Healthcare derived smart watches and mobile phones are contaminated niches to multidrug resistant and highly virulent microbes

S Boucherabine, R Nassar, L Mohamed… - Infection and drug …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Contamination by Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Cell Phones of Vendors in a Peruvian Market

W Gómez-Gonzales, A Alvarado-Garcia… - Medicina, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives. Multiple studies have evaluated the presence of bacterial
contamination on cell phones in clinical settings; however, the presence and transmission of …

我国候车室环境微生物污染现状及影响因素分析

罗姣, 苏丽琴, 韩旭, 刘航, 李莉, 葛覃兮, 郭文宏… - 环境卫生学杂志, 2023 - hjwsxzz.com
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识别公共场所危害因素促进人群健康风险控制

李莉, 王先良 - 环境卫生学杂志, 2023 - hjwsxzz.com
公共场所存在多种物理性, 化学性和生物性因素可产生人体健康风险, 导致传染性疾病暴发和非
传染性疾病发生. 全面了解我国重点公共场所内的环境健康危害因素特征 …