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Bacterial contamination of health care workers' pagers and the efficacy of various disinfecting agents.

Darcy Beer1, Ben Vandermeer, Cheryl Brosnikoff, Sandy Shokoples, Robert Rennie, Sarah Forgie.   

Abstract

Health care workers in our facility were surveyed, and their pagers were cultured before and after disinfection with various agents. All pagers were contaminated with bacteria, including the pathogens Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella spp. and methicillin-resistant S. aureus. Disinfection reduced bacterial contamination. No risk factors for pager contamination with pathogens were identified.

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Year:  2006        PMID： 17072134     DOI： 10.1097/01.inf.0000242649.27400.94

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Pediatr Infect Dis J        ISSN： 0891-3668            Impact factor:   2.129


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