IPads, droids, and bugs: Infection prevention for mobile handheld devices at the point of care

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1073-1076

  Manning, Mary Lou ^a   Davis, James ^b   Sparnon, Erin ^b   Ballard, Raylene M ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ECRI INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Device cleaning; Phone; Wireless

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATHETER INFECTION; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DISINFECTION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; GENERAL DEVICE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOMPUTER; MOBILE HANDHELD DEVICE; MOBILE PHONE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSEUDOMONAS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

DEVICE CLEANING; PHONE; WIRELESS;

CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84887017411     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.03.304     Document Type: Article

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