From Real Tech News:A study conducted at the Craigavon Area Hospital Group Trust in Northern Ireland has found that the majority of mobile phones used by doctors and other health workers are carrying infectious pathogens, including on some phones the deadly hospital “superbug”, MRSA.
The discovery of MRSA on mobile phones that are then carried around the hospital is the issue that will cause the most concern. MRSA has been responsible for 116 deaths in Northern Ireland between 1997-2003. In total, just over 96% of phones demonstrated evidence of bacterial contamination, and 15 (14.3%) of the mobile phones sampled grew bacteria that are known to cause nosocomial infection. There was no significant difference between phone types - clam shells were no better or worse in the study than candy bar form handsets. Source: Cellular News via TechDirt
Who knew that cell phones were such hazard? We'll change their names to "mobile fomites."
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