The findings that all sampled mobile phones were highly contaminated with various types of bacteria suggests the potential of the mobile phones as a fomite, similar to other fomites such as paper currency, which can result in community-acquired infections with possible public health implications. The results showed that university staffs, personnel, students, health care workers mobile phones were contaminated with various types of microorganism. Mobile phone used by health care workers in daily practice may be a source of nosocomial and other infections.