Mobile phones as a vector for Healthcare-Associated Infection: A systematic review.

Conclusions: The use of mobile phones by healthcare workers without proper disinfection may imply a risk for nosocomial infection. A direct relationship however, remains unproven. Healthcare workers are recommended to include proper handling of mobile phones in their ' classic ' hand hygiene routine as proposed by the World Health Organisation.
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