Telephone mouthpiece as a possible source of hospital infection.

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1998-04-29
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A bacterial culture from telephone mouthpiece showed that 47 percent of the instruments carried pathogenic bacteria. Wiping with a disinfectant swab reduced the number of contaminated telephones. But for complete elimination of bacterial contamination changes in design of mouthpiece holes or type of instrument or using a polythene plastic cover over mouthpiece is recommended.
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Singh V, Aggarwal V, Bansal S, Garg SP, Chowdhary N. Telephone mouthpiece as a possible source of hospital infection. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1998 Apr; 46(4): 372-3
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https://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/94768
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