Bacterial Colonization on Healthcare Workers’ Mobile Phones and Hands in Municipal Hospitals of Chongqing, China: Cross-contamination and Associated Factors

• DOI: 10.1007/s44197-022-00057-1
• Publication Date: 2022-09-07T10:06:09Z
• Authors: Ning Yao; Xue-Fan Yang; Bing Zhu; Chun-Yan Liao; Ya-Ming He; Jiang Du; Nan Liu; Chun-Bei Zhou
• Keywords: Mobile phone

Mobile phones are widely used in clinical settings and could be colonized by potential pathogenic bacteria which may lead to hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) transmission. This study aimed determine the prevalence of bacterial contamination healthcare workers' (HCWs) mobile phones, identify isolates, assess factors associated with phone contamination.