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Bacterial flora on cell phones of health care providers in a teaching institution
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Bacterial flora on cell phones of health care providers in a teaching institution

Mir Sadat-Ali, Ammar K. Al-Omran, Quamar Azam, Huda Bukari, AlHussain J. Al-Zahrani, Rasha A. Al-Turki and Abdallah S. Al-Omran
American journal of infection control, Vol.38(5), pp.404-405
01/06/2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2009.08.007
PMID: 20363049

Abstract

Bacterial flora cell phones infection control nosocomial Infection
We conducted a cross-sectional study involving culture of cell phones of 288 health care providers (HCP) during a 6-month period. One hundred nine (43.6%) HCP carried infective organisms on their cell phones. It is recommended that cell phones be cleaned regularly.

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