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- Title
Bacterial colonization of rings and cell phones carried by health-care providers: are these mobile bacterial zoos in the hospital?
- Authors
Saxena, Sonal; Singh, Trishla; Agarwal, Hemika; Mehta, Geeta; Dutta, Renu
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
PATHOGENIC microorganisms; PATHOGENIC bacteria; CELL phone equipment industry; MEDICAL personnel; PUBLIC health
- Publication
Tropical Doctor, 2011, Vol 41, Issue 2, p116
- ISSN
0049-4755
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1258/td.2010.100186