title: Bacterial flora on cell phones of health care providers in a teaching institution.
abstract: We conducted a cross-sectional study involving culture of cell phones of 288 health care providers (HCP) during a 6-month period. One hundred nine (43.6%) HCP carried infective organisms on their cell phones. It is recommended that cell phones be cleaned regularly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dammam University and King Fahd University Hospital, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. drsadat@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadat-Ali
authors.forename: Ammar K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Al-Omran
authors.forename: Quamar
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Azam
authors.forename: Huda
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bukari
authors.forename: AlHussain J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Al-Zahrani
authors.forename: Rasha A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Al-Turki
authors.forename: Abdallah S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Al-Omran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D040421:Cell Phone / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male