Microbiology of public telephones

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 140-143

  Tunç, Kenan ^a   Olgun, Uǧursoy ^a  

^a SAKARYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Microbial contamination; Microbiology; Public health; Telephones

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CALCULATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAMPLING; TELEPHONE; TIME;

BACTERIA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOMITES; HYGIENE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONS; TELEPHONE; TURKEY;

EID: 33745827359     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.022     Document Type: Article

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