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...
Main Authors: | Andressa Siqueira Jansen, Giuliano Carlo Balbinot, Alessandra Vale Daur, Andrei Christian Ferri da Silva, Keite Silva Nogueira, Thaiz Fernandes, Camila Marconi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Paulista de Medicina
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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 |
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