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Contamination by Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Cell Phones of Vendors in a Peruvian Market

Walter Gómez-Gonzales, Anthony Alvarado-Garcia, Marytté Suárez-Mamani, Bernardo Dámaso-Mata, Vicky Panduro-Correa, Jorge L. Maguiña, Samuel Pecho-Silva, Ali A. Rabaan, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Kovy Arteaga-Livias

Medicina (Kaunas) 2023 Apr; 59(4): 669. Published online 2023 Mar 28. doi: 10.3390/medicina59040669

PMCID:: PMC10141064

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Mobile phones in the orthopedic operating room: Microbial colonization and antimicrobial resistance

Nada Qaisar Qureshi, Syed Hamza Mufarrih, Seema Irfan, Rizwan Haroon Rashid, Akbar Jaleel Zubairi, Anum Sadruddin, Israr Ahmed, Shahryar Noordin

World J Orthop. 2020 May 18; 11(5): 252–264. Published online 2020 May 18. doi: 10.5312/wjo.v11.i5.252

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Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Associated with Cell Phones of Healthcare Professionals in Selected Hospitals in Saudi Arabia

Saeed Banawas, Ahmed Abdel-Hadi, Mohammed Alaidarous, Bader Alshehri, Abdul Aziz Bin Dukhyil, Mohammed Alsaweed, Mohamed Aboamer

Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol. 2018; 2018: 6598918. Published online 2018 Dec 24. doi: 10.1155/2018/6598918

PMCID:: PMC6323467

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

Andressa Siqueira Jansen, Giuliano Carlo Balbinot, Alessandra Vale Daur, Andrei Christian Ferri da Silva, Keite Silva Nogueira, Thaiz Fernandes, Camila Marconi

Sao Paulo Med J. 2019; 137(4): 343–348. Published online 2019 Sep 23. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2018.044305072019

PMCID:: PMC9744018

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Bacterial communities associated with cell phones and shoes

David A. Coil, Russell Y. Neches, Jenna M. Lang, Guillaume Jospin, Wendy E. Brown, Darlene Cavalier, Jarrad Hampton-Marcell, Jack A. Gilbert, Jonathan A. Eisen

PeerJ. 2020; 8: e9235. Published online 2020 Jun 9. doi: 10.7717/peerj.9235

PMCID:: PMC7292020

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Metagenomic Sequencing and Reverse Transcriptase PCR Reveal That Mobile Phones and Environmental Surfaces Are Reservoirs of Multidrug-Resistant Superbugs and SARS-CoV-2

Syrine Boucherabine, Rania Nassar, Shroque Zaher, Lobna Mohamed, Matthew Olsen, Fatma Alqutami, Mahmood Hachim, Abdulmajeed Alkhaja, Mariana Campos, Peter Jones, Simon McKirdy, Rashed Alghafri, Lotti Tajouri, Abiola Senok

Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2022; 12: 806077. Published online 2022 Mar 8. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.806077

PMCID:: PMC8964345

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Mobile phones are hazardous microbial platforms warranting robust public health and biosecurity protocols

Matthew Olsen, Rania Nassar, Abiola Senok, Susan Moloney, Anna Lohning, Peter Jones, Gary Grant, Mark Morgan, Dinesh Palipana, Simon McKirdy, Rashed Alghafri, Lotti Tajouri

Sci Rep. 2022; 12: 10009. Published online 2022 Jun 15. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-14118-9

PMCID:: PMC9199474

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Fungal contamination of medical students’ mobile phones from the University of Belgrade, Serbia: a cross-sectional study

Eleonora Dubljanin, Teodora Crvenkov, Isidora Vujčić, Sandra Šipetić Grujičić, Jakša Dubljanin, Aleksandar Džamić

Sci Rep. 2022; 12: 16852. Published online 2022 Oct 7. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-21118-2

PMCID:: PMC9540039

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Impacts of silver-coated antimicrobial screen covers on the cell-phone microbiome of resident physicians

Alexander W. McCumber, Savannah J. Volkoff, Deverick J. Anderson, Claudia K. Gunsch

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2020 Dec 1.

Published in final edited form as: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2019 Dec; 40(12): 1427–1429. Published online 2019 Oct 21. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.280

PMCID:: PMC7147993

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Mobile phone bacterial contaminations, associated factors and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of bacteria isolates from health professionals’ working in public health facilities of West Guji zone, Southern Ethiopia

Alqeer Aliyo, Chaltu Bekele, Tibeso Gemechu, Wako Dedecha, Mekdes Getachew

BMJ Open Qual. 2025; 14(2): e003321. Published online 2025 Apr 22. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003321

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Mobile phones represent a pathway for microbial transmission: A scoping review

Matthew Olsen, Mariana Campos, Anna Lohning, Peter Jones, John Legget, Alexandra Bannach-Brown, Simon McKirdy, Rashed Alghafri, Lotti Tajouri

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2020 May-June; 35: 101704. Published online 2020 Apr 28. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2020.101704

PMCID:: PMC7187827

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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria on Healthcare Workers’ Mobile Phones: Evidence from Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Shambel Araya, Kassu Desta, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel

Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2021; 14: 283–291. Published online 2021 Jan 26. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S291876

PMCID:: PMC7847411

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Gender-specific antibiotic-resistance patterns and characterization of bacterial flora of undergraduate students’ mobile phones and associated factors at a Nigerian university

Morufat Oluwatosin Olaitan, Akeem Ganiyu Rabiu, Zara Babagana Umara

BMC Microbiol. 2025; 25: 30. Published online 2025 Jan 17. doi: 10.1186/s12866-025-03766-2

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Bacterial Colonization on Healthcare Workers’ Mobile Phones and Hands in Municipal Hospitals of Chongqing, China: Cross-contamination and Associated Factors

Ning Yao, Xue-Fan Yang, Bing Zhu, Chun-Yan Liao, Ya-Ming He, Jiang Du, Nan Liu, Chun-Bei Zhou

J Epidemiol Glob Health. 2022 Dec; 12(4): 390–399. Published online 2022 Sep 7. doi: 10.1007/s44197-022-00057-1

PMCID:: PMC9449931

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Mobile Phones: Reservoirs of Resistant Bacteria during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Kawthar Kayed, Ghalia Khoder, Joviana Farhat, Rose Ghemrawi

Microorganisms. 2023 Feb; 11(2): 523. Published online 2023 Feb 18. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11020523

PMCID:: PMC9962086

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Bacterial burden and drug-resistant bacteria in healthcare workers' mobile phones: a study in Puerto Rican outpatient clinics

R. Scharbaai–Vázquez, A.N. García–Aponte, C. Huertas–Ayala, E.Y. Martínez–Monegro, G.M. Guadalupe–Ríos, J. Díaz–Portorreal, M.I. González–Torres, N.M. Fernández

Infect Prev Pract. 2025 Mar; 7(1): 100432. Published online 2024 Dec 12. doi: 10.1016/j.infpip.2024.100432

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Isolation frequency of Candida present on the surfaces of mobile phones and handsx

Anna Kordecka, Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak, Cecylia Łukaszuk, Bogumiła Kraszyńska, Wojciech Kułak

BMC Infect Dis. 2016; 16: 238. Published online 2016 Jun 1. doi: 10.1186/s12879-016-1577-0

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Bacterial contamination of healthcare workers’ mobile phones in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Demisu Zenbaba, Biniyam Sahiledengle, Girma Beressa, Fikreab Desta, Zinash Teferu, Fikadu Nugusu, Daniel Atlaw, Zerihun Shiferaw, Bereket Gezahegn, Ayele Mamo, Tesfaye Desalegn, Wogene Negash, Getahun Negash, Mohammedaman Mama, Eshetu Nigussie, Vijay Kumar Chattu

Trop Med Health. 2023; 51: 55. Published online 2023 Oct 5. doi: 10.1186/s41182-023-00547-3