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

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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
Volume 38, Issue 5, Pages 404-405

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MOSBY-ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.08.007

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Bacterial flora; cell phones; nosocomial Infection; infection control

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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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