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Prevalence and Type of Microorganisms Isolated from House Staffs Mobile Phones before and after Alcohol Cleaning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Atchara Sumritivanicha
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand
Kunpol Chintanavilas
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand
Anucha Apisarnthanarak*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani, Thailand
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, Thammasat University Hospital, Pratumthani 12120, Thailand, (anapisarn@yahoo.com)
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Abstract

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Letters to the Editor
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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