The role of mobile phones as a possible pathway for pathogen movement, a cross-sectional microbial analysis

Autor: Tajouri, L., Campos, M., Olsen, M., Lohning, A., Jones, P., Moloney, S., Grimwood, K., Ugail, Hassan, Mahboub, B., Alawar, H., McKirdy, S., Alghafri, R.

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Introduction: Mobile phones are used the world over, including in healthcare settings. This study aimed to investigate the viable microbial colonisation of mobile phones used by healthcare personnel. Methods: Swabs collected on the same day

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The role of mobile phones as a possible pathway for pathogen movement, a cross-sectional microbial analysis.

Autor: Tajouri L; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia; Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia; Dubai Future Council on Community Security, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Dubai Police Scientists Council, Dubai Police, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Electronic address: ltajouri@bond.edu.au., Campos M; Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia; CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, CSIRO Land & Water, Australia., Olsen M; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia., Lohning A; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia., Jones P; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia., Moloney S; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Australia., Grimwood K; Griffith University and Gold Coast Health, Southport, QLD, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport, Australia., Ugail H; Centre for Visual Computing, University of Bradford, Bradford, United Kingdom., Mahboub B; Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., Alawar H; General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, Dubai Police, Dubai, United Arab Emirates., McKirdy S; Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia., Alghafri R; Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University, Robina, QLD, Australia; Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, 6150, Australia; General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, Dubai Police, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Dubai Future Council on Community Security, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Dubai Police Scientists Council, Dubai Police, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Publikováno v: Travel medicine and infectious disease [Travel Med Infect Dis] 2021 Sep-Oct; Vol. 43, pp. 102095. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jun 09.