Microbiological hazard associated with using of mobile phones in hospital clinical laboratories from Maracaibo-Venezuela

• Main Authors: América Paz-Montes (Author), Alisbeth Fuenmayor-Boscán (Author), Lisette Sandrea (Author), Joelymar Colmenares (Author), Milagros Marín (Author), Egleé Rodríguez (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales, 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The use of mobile phones is widespread in health institutions, including areas with defined microbiological risk as clinical laboratories. In this study, the presence of potentially pathogenic bacteria was investigated in mobile phones of laboratory personnel of four hospitals of Maracaibo, Venezuel...