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Using smartphone is increasing in hospital with various purpose and it has more extended surface than non-smart phone. Therefore investigators can consider the bacterial contamination rate of smartphone will be higher than that of non-smartphone.
Hospital-acquired infections(HAI) are causing grave concern in almost all the hospitals of the world and causing increased morbidity and mortalities.
The transmission of HAI occurs through hospital staff and inanimate hospital environment, equipment, and devices that the hospital staff use.Recently, cellphones (CP) were blamed to cause nosocomial infections.
The mobile phones are used routinely all day long but not cleaned properly, as health care workers' may do not wash their hands as often as they should. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of bacterial contamination of mobile phones in ICU health care providers. and especially compare the contamination rate between smartphone and non-smartphone.
Using smartphone is increasing in hospital with various purpose and it has more extended surface than non-smart phone. therefore we can consider the bacterial contamination rate of smartphone will be higher than that of non-smartphone.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCPs with smartphone | healthcare providers in MICU who have smart cellular phones | ||
| HCP with non-smart phones | healthcare providers in MICU who have non-smart cellular phones |
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healthcare providers of MICU in Seoul national university hospital and Seoul national university Bundang hospital who have cellular phones
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jae-Joon Yim, MD | Seoul National University Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul National University Bundang Hospital | Seongnam-si | Gyeonggi-do | South Korea | |||
| Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23418134 | Derived | Lee YJ, Yoo CG, Lee CT, Chung HS, Kim YW, Han SK, Yim JJ. Contamination rates between smart cell phones and non-smart cell phones of healthcare workers. J Hosp Med. 2013 Mar;8(3):144-7. doi: 10.1002/jhm.2011. Epub 2013 Feb 15. |
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| Seoul |
| South Korea |
| Seoul National University Hospital | Seoul | South Korea |