Pathogenic microbes contaminating mobile phones in hospital environment in Northeast India: incidence and antibiotic resistance

Pathogenic microbes contaminating mobile phones in hospital environment in Northeast India: incidence and antibiotic resistance

Abstract Background The present study attempts to identify and determine the pattern of drug susceptibility of the microorganisms present in mobile phones of health care workers (HCWs) and non-HCWs in a hospital environment. Mobile phones of 100 participants including both genders were randomly swab...

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Main Authors: Christine Vanlalbiakdiki Sailo, Puja Pandey, Subhajit Mukherjee, Zothan Zami, Ralte Lalremruata, Lalnun Nemi, Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Health
Subjects:
Mobile phones
Microorganisms
Acinetobacter
Toilet
Healthcare workers
VITEK 2
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0190-5

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