Use of cellular telephones and transmission of pathogens by medical staff in New York and Israel

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 500-503

  Goldblatt, Joseph Gil ^a,d   Krief, Iris ^a   Klonsky, Tal ^a   Haller, Daniel ^a   Milloul, Victor ^a   Sixsmith, Diane M ^b,c   Srugo, Isaac ^a   Potasman, Israel ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOBILE PHONE; UNITED STATES;

CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FOMITES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ISRAEL; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEW YORK; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 34247470270     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513446     Document Type: Article

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