Practicability of hygienic wrapping of touchscreen operated mobile devices in a clinical setting.

BACKGROUND: To prove effectiveness of wrapping tablet computers in order to reduce microbiological contamination and to evaluate whether a plastic bag-covered tablet leads to impaired user satisfaction or touchscreen functionality. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Within a period of 11 days 115 patients were...

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Main Authors: Matthias Hammon, Bernd Kunz, Veronika Dinzl, Ferdinand J Kammerer, Siegfried A Schwab, Christian Bogdan, Michael Uder, Philipp M Schlechtweg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4152284?pdf=render