Title | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria on personal devices in hospital intensive care units: Molecular approaches to quantifying and describing changes in the bacterial community of personal mobile devices. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | SJ Volkoff, AW McCumber, DJ Anderson, and CK Gunsch |
Journal | Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol |
Volume | 40 |
Issue | 6 |
Start Page | 717 |
Pagination | 717 - 720 |
Date Published | 06/2019 |
Abstract | Bacterial community composition and presence of antibiotic resistance genes (mecA, tetK, and vanA) on personal mobile devices (PMDs) of nurses in intensive care units (ICUs) were evaluated. Antibiotic resistance genes on PMDs decreased at the end of the shift, and a several microbial genera changed. |
DOI | 10.1017/ice.2019.56 |
Short Title | Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol |