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The cross-contamination potential of mobile telephones [PDF]

, 2012
The use of mobile devices for professional, business, educational, personal and social purposes has accelerated exponentially over the last decade.
Humphreys, Paul, Rout, Simon, Topping, Annie, White, Stephen, Williamson, Hanna   +4 more
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Cross‐infection from contaminated anaesthetic equipment [PDF]

Anaesthesia, 1980
Summary A definite relationship between the use of contaminated anaesthetic equipment and subsequent pulmonary infection remains to be established. There is however indirect and circumstantial evidence suggesting that cross‐infection may occur, and further an increased susceptibility of surgical patients to pulmonary infections has ...
H, Nielsen, J B, Jacobsen, D B, Stokke, M M, Brinkløv, K N, Christensen   +4 more
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14C contamination testing in natural abundance laboratories: a new preparation method using wet chemical oxidation and some experiences [PDF]

, 2016
Substances enriched with radiocarbon can easily contaminate samples and laboratories used for natural abundance measurements. We have developed a new method using wet chemical oxidation for swabbing laboratories and equipment to test for 14C ...
Fahrni, Simon, Haghiour, Negar, Lang, Susan Q., Lechleitner, Franziska, Mcintyre, Cameron P., Synal, Hans-Arno, Wacker, Lukas   +6 more
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A Review of Food Contaminants and Their Pathways Within Food Processing Facilities Using Open Food Processing Equipment

Journal of Food Protection, 2023
This study focuses on the chemical, physical, and biological hazards that pose food contamination risks during the processing of food in facilities using open food processing equipment through a review of published literature from 2015 to 2023.
Mahsa Pakdel, Anna Olsen, Eirin Marie Skjøndal Bar   +2 more
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Prevalence of bacterial contamination of touchscreens and posterior surfaces of smartphones owned by healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Mobile phones used by healthcare workers (HCWs) are contaminated with bacteria, but the posterior surface of smartphones has rarely been studied.
Akira Kuriyama, Hiroyuki Fujii, Aki Hotta, Rina Asanuma, Hiromasa Irie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for the use of cell lines in biomedical research [PDF]

, 2014
Cell-line misidentification and contamination with microorganisms, such as mycoplasma, together with instability, both genetic and phenotypic, are among the problems that continue to affect cell culture.
Capes-Davis, A., Davis, J.M., Downward, J., Freshney, R.I., Geraghty, R.J., Knezevic, I., Lovell-Badge, R., Masters, J.R.W., Meredith, J., Stacey, G.N., Thraves, P., Vias, M.   +11 more
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Microbial contamination of keyboards and electronic equipment of ICU (Intensive Care Units) in Kashan University of medical sciences and health service hospitals

MethodsX, 2019
Microbial contamination of computer keyboards and inanimate surfaces of electronic equipment in ICU (Intensive Care Units) can have a significant role for ICU-acquired colonization and a spectrum of nosocomial infections.
Mehdi Nazeri, Javad Salmani Arani, Narjes Ziloochi, Hasan Delkhah, Mohsen Hesami Arani, Esrafil Asgari, Mona Hosseini   +6 more
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Bacterial Cross-Contamination in a Veterinary Ophthalmology Setting

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020
The present study describes the prevalence of bacterial cross-contamination in a veterinary ophthalmology setting, a serious issue that can result in healthcare-associated (or nosocomial) infections among patients and staff. Retrospective (n = 5 patients)
Dominic Gentile, Rachel A. Allbaugh, Mehmet C. Adiguzel, Mehmet C. Adiguzel, Danielle E. Kenne, Orhan Sahin, Lionel Sebbag   +6 more
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Characterization of Bacterial Strains and Their Resistance Status in the Hospital Environment: Systematic Review [PDF]

Modern Medicine
Background: Clinical environments are considered reservoirs of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms that lead to the constant progression of nosocomial infections. The objective of this systematic review is to provide an epidemiological description of the
Diego Alejandro ESTRADA RIOS, Isabela MUÑOZ ARIAS, Alvaro Javier CASTELLANOS GARCÍA, Monica CHAVEZ VIVAS   +3 more
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A study of blood contamination of Siqveland matrix bands [PDF]

, 2002
AIMS To use a sensitive forensic test to measure blood contamination of used Siqveland matrix bands following routine cleaning and sterilisation procedures in general dental practice. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Sixteen general dental practices in the West of
A H Lowe, AH Lowe, BH Lanphear, CWI Douglas, D MacKenzie, E McColl, F J T Burke, J Bagg, LM Edmunds, M Cox, P Barton, S McHugh, WM Lee   +12 more
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