Surveillance study of bacterial contamination of the parent's cell phone in the NICU and the effectiveness of an anti-microbial gel in reducing transmission to the hands

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 960-963

  Beckstrom, A C ^a,b   Cleman, P E ^a   Cassis Ghavami, F L ^a   Kamitsuka, M D ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mednax Center for Research Education and Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

hand hygiene; handwashing; mobile phone; neonatal intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE PRODUCT; MALE; MOBILE PHONE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FOMITES; HAND; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; PARENTS;

EID: 84888643506     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.108     Document Type: Article

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