Contamination rates between smart cell phones and non-smart cell phones of healthcare workers

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 144-147

  Lee, Yeon Joo ^a   Yoo, Chul Gyu ^a   Lee, Choon Taek ^b   Chung, Hee Soon ^c   Kim, Young Whan ^a   Han, Sung Koo ^a   Yim, Jae Joon ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; MOBILE PHONE; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; CELLULAR PHONE; COMPUTERS, HANDHELD; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84874571564     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.2011     Document Type: Article

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