http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/patient-visitor Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 01 May 2026 05:03:20 -0400 Fri, 01 May 2026 05:03:20 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/684/mobile-phone-contamination-by-microorganisms-in-health-facilities-comparing-health-care-workers-and-patient-visitors-in-a-post-operative-pediatric-icu By Faeq M. Al-Mudares, Waleed K. Al-Darzi, Mervat G. Mansour - Background: Mobile phones (MPs) come in close contact with the body and serve as a ready surface for colonization. The aim of this study was to compare MP colonization by bacterial microorganisms between Health Care Workers (HCWs) and Patients Visitors (PVs), in the Post-Operative Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (POPICU) of Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. Methods: This is a cross section observational analytical study in POPICU during the period from 14th April 2011 to 21st April 2011. Twenty swabs were taken and cultured from 18 HCWs and 8 PVs. Results: Patients visitors... Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/684/mobile-phone-contamination-by-microorganisms-in-health-facilities-comparing-health-care-workers-and-patient-visitors-in-a-post-operative-pediatric-icu