Abstract

Dr. Bharathi Purohit, MDS and Dr. Abhinav Singh, MDS

Nosocomial infection is an important problem in all modern hospitals. Unlike our hands, which are easily sterilized using hand sanitizers made available readily across all hospitals and medical facilities, our mobile phones are more cumbersome to clean. Even we rarely make an effort to sanitize them. As a result, these devices carry a variety of bacteria. The use of cell phones often occurs in hospitals, by patients, visitors and health care workers, and this is one environment where hospital-associated infection is most prevalent. Everyone should clean their cell phones, but especially doctors, dentists and nurses whose hygiene impacts the patients well-being.