Mobile phone contamination among hospital staff: Focus on MRSA and ESBL-producing bacteria
Our findings confirm universal contamination of mobile phones among hospital staff, with detection of MRSA and ESBL-producing bacteria among young pediatric clinicians. Although MDRO prevalence was low, high-risk behaviors were frequent, underscoring the need to reinforce basic infection prevention measures through targeted staff education. Hand hygiene continues to be the most effective strategy to limit pathogen transmission. Regular mobile phone disinfection remains a complementary measure.
Authors
- Hassan Tarhini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1533-544X)
- Rita Ghaleb
- Ghassan Sleilaty
- Ghassan Nabbout
- Etienne El Melky
Institutions
- University of Balamand (LB)
- Saint Joseph University (LB)
- Hôpital Nestlé (CH)
- Hôtel-Dieu de Paris (FR)
- J.M. Huber Corporation (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Infection Prevention
- Published
- 2026-03-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17571774261431982
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00