Abstract
An antimicrobial screen was applied to the cell phones of 26 resident physicians to determine its effects on the phone microbiome and its potential to serve as a selective agent for antibiotic or silver resistance genes. No increase of these genes was observed now was there a shift in the overall microbial community.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Anti-Infective Agents / pharmacology*
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Cell Phone*
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Equipment Contamination / prevention & control*
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Humans
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Microbial Sensitivity Tests
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Microbiota*
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Physicians
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Silver / pharmacology*
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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Silver