Bacterial contamination of hospital pagers

被引：53

作者：

Singh, D

Kaur, H

Gardner, G

Treen, LB

机构：

[1] Akron Gen Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med, Akron, OH 44307 USA

[2] Akron Gen Med Ctr, Dept Internal Med & Infect Dis, Akron, OH USA

[3] NE Ohio Univ, Coll Med, Rootstown, OH 44272 USA

[4] Akron Gen Med Ctr, Kenneth Calhoun Res Lab, Akron, OH USA

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2002年 / 23卷 / 05期

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D O I：

10.1086/502048

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

We assessed the bacterial contamination of the pagers of healthcare personnel and the efficacy of disinfection with 70% isopropyl alcohol. Microorganisms were isolated from all pagers; 21% yielded Staphylococcus aureus, of which 14% were methicillin resistant. Cleaning with alcohol reduced the total colony count by an average of 94%. Bacterial load varied by healthcare worker group and service assignment (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2002; 23:274-276).

引用

页码：274 / 276

页数：3

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