Bacterial Contamination of Mobile Phones Used by Healthcare Workers in Critical Care Units: A Cross-Sectional Study from Saudi Arabia.
Nabil DhayhiNader KameliMohammed SalawiAmjad ShajriVinod Kumar BasodeAbdullah AlgaissiEdrous AlamerMajid DarrajKhalid ShrwaniAbdulaziz H AlhazmiPublished in: Microorganisms (2023)
These findings underscore the necessity of routinely disinfecting the mobile phones of HCWs to mitigate the risk of cross-contamination. Implementing robust disinfection protocols can significantly contribute to curtailing the propagation of bacterial pathogens and reducing the incidence of HAIs in healthcare settings.