Bacterial colonization of rings and cell phones carried by health-care providers: are these mobile bacterial zoos in the hospital?
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| Abstract |
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Our objective was to assess the presence of pathogenic organisms on the rings (worn on fingers) and cell phones carried by health-care workers (HCWs) and the public. Forty-two percent of mobile phones carried by HCWs and 18% carried by the general public were found to carry one or more organisms; 82% of the rings worn by HCWs and 36% of those worn by the general public were found to be positive for the presence of at least one type of microbe. |
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2011
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| Journal |
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Tropical doctor
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| Volume |
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41
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2
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| Number of Pages |
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116-8
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0049-4755
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| URL |
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http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1258/td.2010.100186?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed
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| DOI |
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10.1258/td.2010.100186
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| Short Title |
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Trop Doct
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