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What this page is

This page collects source material referenced across the Sterra site. It gives hospital stakeholders a simple place to review the evidence base supporting the site’s contamination and workflow framing.

Important context

  • These sources are intended as supporting evidence, not as a substitute for broader peer-reviewed clinical evidence.
  • Sterra does not position disposable covers as a replacement for routine cleaning protocols.
  • The strongest use of this page is to support the idea that shared communication devices can become contaminated and that barrier approaches may reduce exposure between cleanings.

Related sources

Sterra Study Summary – Disposable Desk Phone Cover (PDF)Ulger et al. 2009 – Are mobile phones contaminated with nosocomial pathogens?Rafferty and Pancoast 1984 – Bacteriological sampling of telephones and staff hand-contact objectsBrady et al. – Mobile phone technology and hospitalized patients: a cross-sectional surveillance studyHealthcare workers’ mobile phones can harbor viruses including epidemic respiratory virusesPrevalence of bacterial contamination of touchscreen devices and mobile phones in healthcare settingsBacterial contamination of mobile phones of healthcare workers at a teaching hospitalMobile phones as hazardous microbial platforms (Scientific Reports)Page, Wilson, Parkin 2009 – Antimicrobial surfaces and hospital-acquired infections
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