Staphylococcus aureus (Sau) plays an important role in human infections occurring in both
the community and hospital settings. Sau-related chronic and relapsing infections are mainly …

Background: Touchscreens are usually microbially contaminated and can therefore act as
fomites inside and outside healthcare environments. Due to the increasing use of such …

Treating patients with up-to-date medical knowledge is an ongoing goal for healthcare
workers and implies efficient knowledge management at the point of care. Widely available …

Mobile phones (MPs) are commonly used both in the personal and professional life. We
assessed microbiological contamination of MPs from 108 students in healthcare professions …

Current issue like the COVID–19 pandemic show how elementary knowledge and hygiene
behaviours are important for ordinary people. Microbiological hazards, not just viruses, can …

We quantitatively and qualitatively evaluated the bacterial contamination of mobile phones
(MPs) in relation to users' demographics, habits, and device characteristics by administering …

Slit lamps are routinely used to examine large numbers of patients every day due to high
throughput. Previous, cultivation-based results suggested slit lamps to be contaminated with …

Microscopes are used in virtually every biological and medical laboratory. Previous
cultivation-based studies have suggested that direct contact with microscope eyepieces …

The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of
Greek undergraduate students on hand hygiene and mobile phone hygiene, in relation to …

The commensal microbiota of the finger-skin before and after ethanol disinfection were
characterized and compared with the microbes isolated from the surface of smartphone …