Microrganisms Phones N = 100 (%) Hands N = 100 (%)
Positive Cultures 74 (74) 78 (78)
S. aureus 46 (62,1) 46 (58,9)
Faecal enterococci 10 (13,5) 12 (15,3)
Pseudomonas spp. 2 (2,7) 2 (2,5)
Enterobacteria 0 2 (2,5)
CONS (normal bacterial flora) 38 (51,3) 36 (46,1)
CONS, coaugulase-negative-staphylococci
Table 2: Percentage of positivity of inpatients’ phones and hands.