Use of portable electronic devices in a hospital setting and their potential for bacterial colonization

Amber Khan; Amitha Rao; Carlos Reyes-Sacin; Kayoko Hayakawa; Susan Szpunar; Kathleen Riederer; Keith Kaye; Joel T. Fishbain; Diane Levine

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.013

Use of portable electronic devices in a hospital setting and their potential for bacterial colonization

Amber Khan, Amitha Rao, Carlos Reyes-Sacin, Kayoko Hayakawa, Susan Szpunar, Kathleen Riederer, Keith Kaye, Joel T. Fishbain, Diane Levine

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Abstract

Portable electronic devices are increasingly being used in the hospital setting. As with other fomites, these devices represent a potential reservoir for the transmission of pathogens. We conducted a convenience sampling of devices in 2 large medical centers to identify bacterial colonization rates and potential risk factors.

Original language	American English
Pages (from-to)	286-288
Number of pages	3
Journal	American Journal of Infection Control
Volume	43
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.013
State	Published - Mar 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Epidemiology
Health Policy
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

Keywords

Contamination
Mobile electronic devices

Access to Document

10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.013

Cite this

@article{50eadcecd53d43329d8beefd0c4c1a29,

title = "Use of portable electronic devices in a hospital setting and their potential for bacterial colonization",

abstract = "Portable electronic devices are increasingly being used in the hospital setting. As with other fomites, these devices represent a potential reservoir for the transmission of pathogens. We conducted a convenience sampling of devices in 2 large medical centers to identify bacterial colonization rates and potential risk factors.",

keywords = "Contamination, Mobile electronic devices",

author = "Amber Khan and Amitha Rao and Carlos Reyes-Sacin and Kayoko Hayakawa and Susan Szpunar and Kathleen Riederer and Keith Kaye and Fishbain, {Joel T.} and Diane Levine",

note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.",

year = "2015",

month = mar,

day = "1",

doi = "10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.013",

language = "American English",

volume = "43",

pages = "286--288",

journal = "American Journal of Infection Control",

issn = "0196-6553",

publisher = "Mosby Inc.",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Use of portable electronic devices in a hospital setting and their potential for bacterial colonization

AU - Khan, Amber

AU - Rao, Amitha

AU - Reyes-Sacin, Carlos

AU - Hayakawa, Kayoko

AU - Szpunar, Susan

AU - Riederer, Kathleen

AU - Kaye, Keith

AU - Fishbain, Joel T.

AU - Levine, Diane

PY - 2015/3/1

Y1 - 2015/3/1

N2 - Portable electronic devices are increasingly being used in the hospital setting. As with other fomites, these devices represent a potential reservoir for the transmission of pathogens. We conducted a convenience sampling of devices in 2 large medical centers to identify bacterial colonization rates and potential risk factors.

AB - Portable electronic devices are increasingly being used in the hospital setting. As with other fomites, these devices represent a potential reservoir for the transmission of pathogens. We conducted a convenience sampling of devices in 2 large medical centers to identify bacterial colonization rates and potential risk factors.

KW - Contamination

KW - Mobile electronic devices

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84923601006&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84923601006&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.013

DO - 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.11.013

M3 - Article

C2 - 25557772

SN - 0196-6553

VL - 43

SP - 286

EP - 288

JO - American Journal of Infection Control

JF - American Journal of Infection Control

IS - 3

ER -

Use of portable electronic devices in a hospital setting and their potential for bacterial colonization

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Keywords

Access to Document

Other files and links

Cite this