‘Mobile petri dishes’: What bugs are lurking on GPs’ phones? Did you take your phone to Sydney’s WONCA World Conference? Swabs taken at the event found doctors’ mobiles are a ‘breeding ground for contamination’.
SARS-CoV-2 found on 45% of phones: Study A systematic review suggests almost one in two mobile phones in hospitals harbour SARS-CoV-2, with authors calling for better infection control.
‘A real public health risk’: Study cites mobile phones as ‘Trojan horse’ in infection control Using swabs and DNA extraction, new research claims to have uncovered the fullest picture yet of the microbes found on mobile phones, with big implications for healthcare workers.
A week without landlines or faxes When thieves ruined a nearby telephone exchange, staff members at an Adelaide general practice had to rise to a significant challenge.