Healthcare Derived Smart Watches and Mobile Phones are Contaminated Niches to Multidrug Resistant and Highly Virulent Microbes

BACKGROUND: As high touch wearable devices, the potential for microbial contamination of smart watches is high. In this study, microbial contamination of smart watches of healthcare workers (HCWs) was assessed and compared to the individual’s mobile phone and hands. METHODS: This study was part of a...

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Autores principales: Boucherabine, Syrine, Nassar, Rania, Mohamed, Lobna, Olsen, Matthew, Alqutami, Fatma, Zaher, Shroque, Hachim, Mahmood, Alkhajeh, Abdulmajeed, McKirdy, Simon, Alghafri, Rashed, Tajouri, Lotti, Senok, Abiola
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9464629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36106052
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S378524

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