Extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing Enterobacteriaceae in cell phones of health care workers from Peruvian pediatric and neonatal intensive care units

Highlights • Phones may serve as mechanical vectors to transmit bacteria within and across wards. • Phones can be an important source of multidrug-resistant or extended-spectrum β-lactamase bacteria. • Phones keep pathogens randomly circulating in intensive care units, representing an infection risk...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2016-08, Vol.44 (8), p.910-916
Hauptverfasser:	Loyola, Steev, MT, Gutierrez, Luz R., MT, Horna, Gertrudis, MT, Petersen, Kyle, DO, Agapito, Juan, MSc, Osada, Jorge, MD, MSc, Rios, Paul, MT, Lescano, Andres G., PhD, MHS, Tamariz, Jesus, PhD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	beta-Lactamases - metabolism Cell Phone Cell phones Cohort Studies Enterobacteriaceae Enterobacteriaceae - enzymology Enterobacteriaceae - isolation & purification Fomites - microbiology Health Personnel Hospitals, Pediatric Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Infectious disease transmission, professional-to-patient Intensive Care Units, Pediatric Peru
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