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Are public library books contaminated by bacteria?

S J Brook1, I Brook.   

Abstract

The microbial flora on the surfaces of 15 books obtained from a public library and from 15 books obtained from a family household were studied. Staphylococcus epidermidis was recovered from 4 of the library books and 3 of the family household books. The number of organisms per page was between one to four. This data illustrates the safety of using library books, as they do not serve as a potential source of transmission of virulent bacteria.

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Year:  1994        PMID： 7722550     DOI： 10.1016/0895-4356(94)90103-1

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  J Clin Epidemiol        ISSN： 0895-4356            Impact factor:   6.437


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