Staphylococcus aureus surface contamination of mobile phones and presence of genetically identical strains on the hands of nursing personnel

We investigated the genetic relatedness of Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from mobile phones and palms and fingers of users. Genetically identical isolates were detected from mobile phones and their user and multiple users, which is consistent with mobile phones serving as reservoirs of in...

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Published in:	American journal of infection control Vol. 45; no. 8; pp. 929 - 931
Main Authors:	Katsuse Kanayama, Akiko, PhD, Takahashi, Hiroshi, PhD, Yoshizawa, Sadako, MD, PhD, Tateda, Kazuhiro, MD, PhD, Kaneko, Akihiro, DDS, PhD, Kobayashi, Intetsu, PhD
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01-08-2017
Subjects:	Bacterial contamination Cell Phone DNA fingerprinting Environmental Microbiology Hand - microbiology Health care–associated infection Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Mobile phones Nurses Nursing personnel Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus aureus - genetics Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification Nursing personnel Bacterial contamination DNA fingerprinting Health care–associated infection Staphylococcus aureus Mobile phones
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