Colonization of personal digital assistants carried by healthcare professionals

被引：20

作者：

Hassoun, A

Vellozzi, EM

Smith, MA

机构：

[1] Long Isl Jewish Med Ctr, Div Infect Dis, New Hyde Pk, NY 11040 USA

[2] Long Isl Jewish Med Ctr, Div Microbiol, New Hyde Pk, NY USA

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2004年 / 25卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1086/502334

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

This study evaluated personal digital assistant (PDA) microbial colonization before and after cleaning with alcohol. Samples from 75 PDAs were processed. Before cleaning, 96% of the samples were culture positive. After cleaning, 75% became culture negative. PDAs cleaned with an alcohol swab demonstrated significant reduction in colonization.

引用

页码：1000 / 1001

页数：2

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