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@article{197151,
        author = {Love Kumar and Khushiram Sharma and Dr Mohd. Zeeshan and Ayush Kumar},
        title = {Microbial contamination of mobile phones used by healthcare workers in a hospital},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {11},
        pages = {4864-4871},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=197151},
        abstract = {Aim: Microbes that cause nosocomial infections in patients, their families, and the community at large may be present in the mobile phones of medical personnel. The purpose of this study was to look at the microbiological contamination of cell phones in a medical facility.
Method: Swab samples were collected from 50 different patients and workers at Mewar Hospital. All those samples were taken to the hospital microbiology laboratory. There, we cultured them on MacConkey agar, Blood agar, and SDA agar. After culturing, we observed Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and some opportunistic fungi. Then the colonies that appeared were tested for antibiotic sensitivity using the Kirby Bauer method.
Result: When we tested the swabs from all the mobile phones, we found 100% contamination, either with a single bacterial agent or mixed bacteria, along with some fungi. The most commonly found microorganisms were Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Bacillus, other bacteria, and the fungi Aspergillus and Candida.
Conclusions: This indicates that mobile phones can act as potential carriers of microbes and may contribute to the spread of infections. Therefore, regular cleaning and proper hygiene practices are important to reduce microbial contamination on mobile phones.},
        keywords = {Cell phones, bacteria and fungi contamination, hand hygiene.},
        month = {April},
        }