Bacteriological contamination in cell phones of health workers in a clinical setting: a systematic review

A systematic review was carried out to identify microorganisms reported as contaminating. Publications were included between 2008 and 2018, using keywords like "health workers" and "cell phone", among others. Research and review of articles. The papers quality is evaluated through the checklist STROBE. Twenty-one articles were analyzed. In all studies, the presence of contamination in the cell phones of health workers was identified, with a median of 84.3%, highlighting the presence of Staphylococcus aureus (85.7%) and Escherichia coli (61.9%). It is concluded that the use of cell phones in the hospital environment by health workers is a potential source of transmission of microorganisms of clinical interest.