Detection of potentially pathogenic bacteria on cell phones of hospital and university-based populations in Curitiba, southern Brazil. A cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Cell phones have become indispensable for professional activities, including healthcare. Thus, they are possible sources of bacterial contamination. There is a scarcity of data in the literature regarding identification of risk factors for contamination of cell phones with pat...

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Main Authors: Andressa Siqueira Jansen, Giuliano Carlo Balbinot, Alessandra Vale Daur, Andrei Christian Ferri da Silva, Keite Silva Nogueira, Thaiz Fernandes, Camila Marconi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802019005007102&lng=en&tlng=en