Health News from Medical News Today: Study Finds Dangerous Bacteria On Cell Phones Of Hospital Patients

Health News from Medical News Today Latest Health News and Medical News posted throughout the day, every day. Study Finds Dangerous Bacteria On Cell Phones Of Hospital Patients 31 May 2011, 5:00 pm Cell phones used by patients and their visitors were twice as likely to contain potentially dangerous bacteria as those of healthcare workers (HCW), according to a study published in the June issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, the official publication of APIC - the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. A team of researchers from the Department of Medical Microbiology at Inonu University in Malatya, Turkey collected swab samples from three parts of cell phones-the keypad, microphone and ear piece... You are receiving this email because you subscribed to this feed at blogtrottr.com. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe from this feed.