Study of Bacterial Colonization of Mobile Phones and Writing Pens of Doctors and Nurses in Surgical Department
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 0, Vol 8, Issue 3
Abstract
Mobile phones and writing pens of health care worker can harbor nosocomial microorganisms. Cross sectional study was done to find out microorganism contamination rate of writing pens & mobile phones of Doctors and Nurses along with their antibiotic sensitivity at Surgery department of Gujarat Medical Education & Research Society Medical College, Sola, Ahmedabad. Doctors and Nurses both should be aware that they may carry pathogenic microorganism on their mobile phones and writing pens.
Authors and Affiliations
Harshad Shankarlal Patel , Parul C. Patel , Sachin M. Patel , Nidhi Sood , Nehal Naik
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