Nosocomial hazards of Doctor's mobile phones in hospitals

Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-76

  Tambekar, D H ^a   Gulhane, P B ^a   Dahikar, S G ^a   Dudhane, M N ^b  

^a SANT GADGE BABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b Dr PDM Medical College   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial pathogens; Doctor's mobile phone; MRSA; Nasocomial infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 42149148645     PISSN: 16824474     EISSN: 18125727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jms.2008.73.76     Document Type: Article

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