Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal contamination of cellular phones of personnel in a veterinary teaching hospital

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Julian, Timothy ^a   Singh, Ameet ^a   Rousseau, Joyce ^a   Weese, J Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cellular phone; Contamination; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PSEUDINTERMEDIUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; GENETICS; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STATISTICS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; CANADA; CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84862201627     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-193     Document Type: Article

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