In total, 94.5% of phones demonstrated evidence of bacterial contamination with different
types of bacteria. The gram negative strains were isolated from mobile phones of 31.3% and the
ceftazidime resistant strains from the hands were 39.5%. S. aureus strains isolated from mobile
phones of 52% and those strains isolated from hands of 37.7% were methicillin resistant.
Distributions of the isolated microorganisms from mobile phones were similar to hands isolates.
Some mobile phones were contaminated with nosocomial important pathogens.