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Mobile Phones and Respiratory Viral Infections.
Meltzer E, Regev-Yochay G. Meltzer E, et al. J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 22;224(10):1629-1630. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab467. J Infect Dis. 2021. PMID: 34536270 Free article. No abstract available.
Viability of hospital pathogens on mobile phone.
Simmonds-Cavanagh R. Simmonds-Cavanagh R. Am J Infect Control. 2022 Jul;50(7):787-791. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2021.11.003. Epub 2021 Nov 16. Am J Infect Control. 2022. PMID: 34793888
If pathogens are found to persist for extended duration, healthcare mobile phones may become fomites for cross departmental transmission. AIM: Determine the duration pathogenic bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, two Pseudomonas sp. Bacillus cereus, …
If pathogens are found to persist for extended duration, healthcare mobile phones may become fomites for cross departmental tr …
Do mobile phone surfaces carry SARS-CoV-2 virus? A systematic review warranting the inclusion of a "6th" moment of hand hygiene in healthcare.
Olsen M, Demaneuf T, Singh G, Goldsworthy A, Jones P, Morgan M, Nassar R, Senok A, Ghemrawi R, Almheiri R, Marzooqi HA, Almansoori S, Albastaki A, Almansoori R, McKirdy S, Alghafri R, Tajouri L. Olsen M, et al. J Infect Public Health. 2023 Nov;16(11):1750-1760. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2023.08.017. Epub 2023 Aug 25. J Infect Public Health. 2023. PMID: 37738691 Free article.
Studies included in this review specifically identified or tested for the contamination of the SARS-CoV-2 virus or genome on mobile phones while studies testing for SARS-COV-2 in environments and/or other fomites samples than but not mobile phones were exclud …
Studies included in this review specifically identified or tested for the contamination of the SARS-CoV-2 virus or genome on mobile phone …
[Air transport, aeronautic medicine, health].
Cupa M. Cupa M. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2009 Oct;193(7):1619-30; discussion 1630-1. Bull Acad Natl Med. 2009. PMID: 20669640 Review. French.
Ground-based medical centers can provide help via satellite telephone, but this implies the need for airline staff training. International cooperation is the only way to minimize the health risks associated with the growth in global air travel....
Ground-based medical centers can provide help via satellite telephone, but this implies the need for airline staff training. Internat …
Ultraviolet-C-Based Mobile Phone Sanitisation for Global Public Health and Infection Control.
Olsen M, Goldsworthy A, Nassar R, Senok A, Albastaki A, Lee ZZ, Abraham S, Alghafri R, Tajouri L, McKirdy S. Olsen M, et al. Microorganisms. 2023 Jul 25;11(8):1876. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11081876. Microorganisms. 2023. PMID: 37630437 Free PMC article.
INTRODUCTION: Mobile phones act as fomites that pose a global public health risk of disseminating microorganisms, including highly pathogenic strains possessing antimicrobial resistances. The use of ultraviolet-C (UV-C) to sanitise mobile phones presents an a …
INTRODUCTION: Mobile phones act as fomites that pose a global public health risk of disseminating microorganisms, including hi …
Respiratory viruses in the patient environment.
Phan LT, Sweeney DM, Maita D, Moritz DC, Bleasdale SC, Jones RM; CDC Prevention Epicenters Program. Phan LT, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Mar;41(3):259-266. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.299. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020. PMID: 32043434
Virus concentrations on the IV pole hanger and telephone were positively correlated with the number of contacts made by HCWs on those surfaces. ...CONCLUSIONS: Healthcare workers are at risk of contracting respiratory virus infections when delivering routine care for patie …
Virus concentrations on the IV pole hanger and telephone were positively correlated with the number of contacts made by HCWs on those …
Reservoirs of Nosocomial Pathogens in Intensive Care Units: A Systematic Review.
Osman AH, Darkwah S, Kotey FCN, Odoom A, Hotor P, Dayie NTKD, Donkor ES. Osman AH, et al. Environ Health Insights. 2024 May 30;18:11786302241243239. doi: 10.1177/11786302241243239. eCollection 2024. Environ Health Insights. 2024. PMID: 38828046 Free PMC article. Review.
Information were extracted from articles that reported on fomites in the ICU. Studies that did not quantitatively report the fomite contamination, and those that exclusively took samples from patients in the ICU were excluded from the analysis. ...The most common …
Information were extracted from articles that reported on fomites in the ICU. Studies that did not quantitatively report the fomit …
Bacterial resistance in cell phone cultures of medical students.
Nieto-Carhuamaca A, Castañeda-Japan J, Dámaso-Mata B, Panduro-Correa V, Arteaga-Livias K. Nieto-Carhuamaca A, et al. Infez Med. 2019 Dec 1;27(4):374-379. Infez Med. 2019. PMID: 31846986 Free article.
Cell phones are one of the most important and indispensable accessories for professional and social life. ...Cell phone disinfection is related to the reduction of ESBL-type resistance, highlighting the need for disinfection of cell phones after performing ho …
Cell phones are one of the most important and indispensable accessories for professional and social life. ...Cell phone disinf …
Mobile phones represent a pathway for microbial transmission: A scoping review.
Olsen M, Campos M, Lohning A, Jones P, Legget J, Bannach-Brown A, McKirdy S, Alghafri R, Tajouri L. Olsen M, et al. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 May-Jun;35:101704. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101704. Epub 2020 Apr 28. Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 32360322 Free PMC article.
Any other studies exploring mobile phones that did not identify specific microorganisms were excluded. RESULTS: A total of 56 studies were included (from 24 countries). ...CONCLUSIONS: While this scoping review of literature regarding microbial identification on mobile …
Any other studies exploring mobile phones that did not identify specific microorganisms were excluded. RESULTS: A total of 56 studies …
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