Healthcare Worker’s Devices Cause Nosocomial Infections

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Written By David Engelhardt

Nosocomial infections and transmission can be prevented by maintaining proper hand hygiene

Bacterial contamination was detected on 100% of phones in the study of HC worker phones


Both Gram Positive & Gram Negative bacteria were found


They achieved a significant reduction of contamination when using 70% isopropyl alcohol for 10 minutes


Strict hand hygiene and the disinfection of mobile phone practices must be introduced to prevent nosocomial infection

Excellent assertion/reinforcement of the prevalence and need for mobile device disinfection. While they showed significant reduction they had very few complete eliminations of bacteria types and an unreasonable period of time (10 minutes!) to accomplish it.

David Engelhardt

David Engelhardt has over 26 years of experience in software and hardware solutions development in healthcare and manufacturing, with a particular focus on mobile technologies. David is the founder and President of ReadyDock Inc. He is passionate and committed to providing safe, and workflow efficient methods to enable clinicians and patients to enhance care through the use of innovative technologies. In the small window of time when he is not working or spending time with his amazing wife and daughter, he spends his time playing USTA tennis, collecting vinyl records, and shaping music and sound in his recording studio.

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