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Germs. 2021 Jun 02;11(2):329-336. doi: 10.18683/germs.2021.1270. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Barriers to disinfection of mobile touch screen devices amongst a multidisciplinary team in intensive care units at a tertiary hospital.

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Christoffel J Opperman, Farheen Khan, Jenna L Piercy, Nazlee Samodien

Affiliations

  1. BScHons (Microbiology), MBChB (Stellenbosch), Division of Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Main Road, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa.
  2. Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, Main Road, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa.
  3. BScHons, MBBS (Lond), FCA (SA), Cert Crit Care (SA), Division of Critical Care, Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, University of Cape Town, Main Road, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa.
  4. MBChB (Wits); FCPath (Microbiol), Division of Medical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Service, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Main Road, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 34422705 PMCID: PMC8373418 DOI: 10.18683/germs.2021.1270

[No abstract available.]

Keywords: Mobile touch screen device; disinfection; infection prevention and control; intensive care unit; smartphone; tablet

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest: All authors – none to declare.

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