2019
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2019.280
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Impacts of silver-coated antimicrobial screen covers on the cell-phone microbiome of resident physicians

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.

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“…This may explain why the phone cover grows more bacteria. In future, phone surface coatings may be a promising option to prevent bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation given the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains [ 40 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This may explain why the phone cover grows more bacteria. In future, phone surface coatings may be a promising option to prevent bacterial adhesion and biofilm formation given the prevalence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains [ 40 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%