Mobile phones as a potential vector of infection in a paediatric ward

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1083-1084

  Foong, Yi Chao ^a   Green, Mark ^b   Ogden, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b LAUNCESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BACILLUS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DISEASE CARRIER; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MOBILE PHONE; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC WARD; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLORA;

BACTERIA; CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS INFECTION; FOMITES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; PEDIATRICS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84890497097     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12438     Document Type: Letter

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