Microrganisms Phones N = 200 (%) Hands N = 200 (%)
Positive Cultures 156 (78) 172 (86)
S. aureus 100 (64,1) 116 (67,4)
Faecal enterococci 24 (15,3) 24 (13,9)
Pseudomonas spp. 0 4 (2,3)
Enterobacteria 4 (2,5) 0
CONS (normal bacterial flora) 52 (33,3) 56 (32,5)
CONS, coaugulase-negative-staphylococci
Table 1: Percentage of positivity of healthcare workers’ phones and hands.