Detection of potentially pathogenic bacteria on cell phones of hospital and university-based populations in Curitiba, southern Brazil. A cross-sectional study.

CONCLUSIONS: Potentially pathogenic bacteria were prevalent on the cell phones of this hospital and university population. Use of phone cases made of cloth-like material should be discouraged, especially in hospital settings. PMID: 31553361 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31553361?dopt=Abstract

Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal - September 22, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jansen AS, Balbinot GC, Daur AV, Silva ACFD, Nogueira KS, Fernandes T, Marconi C Tags: Sao Paulo Med J Source Type: research