99 Ulger F, Dilek A, Esen S, Sunbul M, Leblebicioglu H. Are healthcare workers' mobile phones a potential source of nosocomial infections? Review of the literature. J Infect Dev Ctries [Internet]. 2015 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 9(10):1046-53. Available from: https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/26517478/1391
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Type of study: literature review. Aim: analyze different studies on the relationship between cell phone use and cross contamination, reporting findings in common. Participants: 4.876 multidisciplinary health personnel. Setting: general/teaching hospitals and medical schools in several countries such as India, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Canada, Korea, Israel, United States of America, Egypt, Singapore, Nigeria and others. |
1010 Stuchi R, Oliveira C, Soares B, Arreguy-Sena C. Contaminação bacteriana e fúngica dos telefones celulares da equipe de saúde num hospital em Minas Gerais. Cienc Cuid Saude [Internet]. 2013 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 12(4):760-7. Available from: http://periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/CiencCuidSaude/article/download/18671/pdf_90
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Type of study: cross-seccional. Aim: alert health personnel to the need of adopting preventative behavioral measures related to cell phone usage. Participants: 60 members of a multidisciplinary team. Setting: hospital in Brazil. |
1111 Ustun C, Cihangiroglu M. Health care workers' mobile phones: a potential cause of microbial crosscontamination between hospitals and community. J Occup Environ Hyg [Internet]. 2012 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 9(9):538-42. Available from: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/15459624.2012.697419
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Type of study: observational analytical. Aim: evaluate the microbial load present in the cell phones used by health personnel. Participants: 183 health personnel. Setting: in multiple wards from a secondary referral hospital (including the intensive care unit) in Turkey. |
1212 Koroglu M, Gunal S, Yildiz F, Savas M, Ozer A, Altindis M. Comparison of keypads and touch-screen mobile phones/devices as potential risk for microbial contamination. J Infect Dev Ctries [Internet]. 2015 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 9(12). Available from: https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/26719936/1427
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Type of study: cross-seccional. Aim: compare microbial contamination rates of cell phones with and without keyboard between health personnel and other professionals in the hospital setting. Participants: 76 multidisciplinary health personnel. Setting: two hospitals in Turkey. |
1313 Lee Y, Yoo C, Lee C, Chung H, Kim Y, Han S, et al. Contamination rates between smart cell phones and non-smart cell phones of healthcare workers. J Hosp Med [Internet]. 2013 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 8(3):144-7. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jhm.2011/pdf
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Type of study: cross-seccional. Aim: compare the bacterial contamination rates with pathogenic potential of smartphone cell phones and not smartphone. Participants: 203 multidisciplinary health personnel. Setting: general wards and intensive care units from three teaching hospitals in South Korea. |
1414 Srikanth P, Rajaram E, Sudharsanam S, Lakshmanan A, Mariappan U, Jagannathan K. Mobile phones: emerging threat for infection control. J Infect Prevent [Internet]. 2010 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 11(3):87-90. Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1757177410364866
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Type of study: observational analytical. Aim: determine whether health personnel' phones are contaminated and if cell phones from hospital administrative/clerical staff show similar results. Participants: 51 multidisciplinary health personnel and 36 clerical staff. Setting: hospital and corporate office in India. |
1515 Ulger F, Esen S, Dilek A, Yanik K, Gunaydin M, Leblebicioglu H. Are we aware how contaminated our mobile phones with nosocomial pathogens?. Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob [Internet]. 2009 Mar 6[cited 17 Jun 2017]; 8:7. Available from: https://ann-clinmicrob.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/1476-0711-8-7?site=ann-clinmicrob.biomedcentral.com
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Type of study: observational analytical. Aim: determine the contamination rate of cell phones belonging to health personnel in the intensive care unit and operating theater. Participants: 200 Health Personnel. Setting: mixed tertiary intensive care unit and 14 operating rooms in Turkey. |
1616 Mark D, Leonard C, Breen H, Graydon R, O'Gorman C, Kirk S. Mobile phones in clinical practice: reducing the risk of bacterial contamination. Int J Clin Pract [Internet]. 2014 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 68(9):1060-4. Available from: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijcp.12448/epdf
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Type of Study: Cross-seccional. Aim: investigate the level of contamination on cell phones used in the operating theater and identify strategies for safe usage in these clinical settings. Participants: 50 members of a surgical multidisciplinary team. Setting: inpatient wards in Northern Ireland. |
1717 Brady R, Chitnis S, Stewart R, Graham C, Yalamarthi S, Morris K. NHS Connecting for health: healthcare professionals, mobile technology, and infection control. Telemed J E Health [Internet]. 2012 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 18(4):289-91. Available from: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdf/10.1089/tmj.2011.0147
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Type of study: cross-seccional. Aim: assess the impact of basic disinfection and cleaning interventions to combat bacterial contamination in cell phones. Participants: 87 physicians. Setting: general hospital in the United Kingdom. |
1818 Shakir I, Patel N, Chamberland R, Kaar S. Investigation of cell phones as a potential source of bacterial contamination in the operating room. J Bone Joint Surg Am [Internet]. 2015 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 97(3):225-31. Available from: https://insights.ovid.com/pubmed?pmid=25653323
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Type of study: cross-seccional. Aim: to analyze the presence of bacteria in cell phones used in orthopedic operative theater and test the effectiveness of recommended cleaning protocols. Participants: 53 orthopaedic surgeons. Setting: operating room from a hospital in the United States of America. |
1919 Brady R, Verran J, Damani N, Gibb A. Review of mobile communication devices as potential reservoirs of nosocomial pathogens. J Hosp Infect [Internet]. 2009 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 71(4):295-300. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670108005197?via%3Dihub
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Type of study: literature review. Aim: review of existing literature regarding cell phones as reservoirs of pathogens in the clinical setting. Participants: 1.600 multidisciplinary health personnel. Setting: Children's Hospital, Tertiary Care Hospital, Teaching Hospital, Metropolitan Hospital and Medical Centre in the United Kingdom, Canada, Israel, United States of America, Barbados, Turkey and Austria. |
2020 Ramesh J, Carter A, Campbell M, Gibbons N, Powlett C, Moseley Sr H et al. Use of mobile phones by medical staff at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Barbados: evidence for both benefit and harm. J Hosp Infect [Internet]. 2008 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 70(2):160-5. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670108002430?via%3Dihub
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Type of study: cross-seccional. Aim: documenting the potential risks and benefits associated with the usage of cell phones in the clinical setting. Participants: 110 Physicians. Setting: tertiary care teaching hospital in Barbados. |
2121 Pal P, Roy A, Moore G, Muzslay M, Lee E, Alder S, et al. Keypad mobile phones are associated with a significant increased risk of microbial contamination compared to touch screen phones. JInfect Prevent [Internet]. 2013 [cited 17 Jun 2017]; 14(2):65-8. Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1757177413475903
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Type of study: observational analytical. Aim: analyze if the bacterial contamination on cell phones with touchscreen technology is lower than in devices with keyboard. Participants: 71 multidisciplinary health personnel Setting: hospital in the United Kingdom. |