20% of mobile phones in a French hospital were found to be carrying traces of viral RNA, according to one survey, while another showed that Almost 40% of hospital staff admit they don't follow hand hygiene procedures . At the same time, hospital staff were asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing when and where each mobile device was used. Survey lead, hygiene procedures , said her team examined the mobile phones of 114 staff at the hospital and therefore the sample size was too small to make a link between mobile devices and risk of infection to patients. Although there are strict regimes in place for the cleaning and sterilisation of healthcare devices, mobile phones can be overlooked. Elizabeth Botelho-Nevers , co-author, believes that the study should encourage hospitals to increase take-up of hand Elizabeth Botelho-Nevers and also give rise to better policies for the cleaning and disinfection of mobile phones.
20% of mobile phones in a French hospital were found to be carrying traces of viral RNA, according to one survey, while another showed that Almost 40% of hospital staff admit they don't follow hand hygiene procedures . Survey lead, hygiene procedures , said her team examined the mobile phones of 114 staff at the hospital and therefore the sample size was too small to make a link between mobile devices and risk of infection to patients. Although there are strict regimes in place for the cleaning and sterilisation of healthcare devices, mobile phones can be overlooked. Elizabeth Botelho-Nevers , co-author, believes that the study should encourage hospitals to increase take-up of hand Elizabeth Botelho-Nevers and also give rise to better policies for the cleaning and disinfection of mobile phones.