Investigation of Microbial Contamination of Health Care Workers' Mobile Phones in Intensive Care Units and Operating Room

Güldaş N., Alp Çavuş S., Gulay Z.

KLIMIK JOURNAL, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.227-231, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/kd.2018.61
  • Dergi Adı: KLIMIK JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.227-231
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Cell phone, health personnel, microbial contamination, intensive care units, operating rooms
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Healthcare workers' mobile phones can be colonized by bacteria known to cause nosocomial infections. The aim of this study is to determine contamination of mobile phones of health care workers in the intensive care units and the operating room and the risk factors related to microbial contamination.