Dangerous Bacteria Found on Cell Phones of Hospital Patients
ScienceDaily (June 1, 2011) — Cell phones used by patients and their visitors were twice as likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria as those of healthcare workers (HCW), according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC -- the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.
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Cleaning Healthcare Workers' Mobile Phones
In a letter to the editor in the June issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Atchara Sumritivanicha, MD, of the Department of Medicine at Thammasat University Hospital in Pratumthani, Thailand, and colleagues, report on their study indicating that use of an alcohol pad to clean mobile phones can eradicate pathogenic microorganisms.
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Are Cell Phones Germ Breeders?
(CBS) A British microbiologist claims the average cell phone carries more germs per square inch than doorknobs, the soles of shoes, even toilet seats.
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Cell phones have 18 times more bacteria than a toilet handle
iPhones, iPads, Android phones, and pretty much anything else with a touch screen is likely to be covered in germs and viruses according to recent research. If you rub your eyes, bite your nails, or put your hands to your face, the virus can get into your system. The information comes from a study from the July Journal of Applied Microbiology.
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Mobile phones have 18 times more bacteria than toilet handle
They are pretty much essential, but you may want to ditch your mobile phone for ever after reading this. The average handset carries 18 times more potentially harmful germs than a flush handle in a men's toilet, tests have revealed.
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