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Prevalence of antibacterial resistant bacterial contaminants from mobile phones of hospital inpatients

B. Vinod KumarDepartment of Medical Lab TechnologyCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yahya Hasan HobaniDepartment of Medical Lab TechnologyCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Medical Research CenterJazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed AbdulhaqDepartment of Medical Lab TechnologyCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia;Deanship of Scientific Affairs and ResearchJazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed Ali JerahDepartment of Medical Lab TechnologyCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Othman M. HakamiDepartment of Medical Lab TechnologyCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Magdeldin EltiganiDepartment of Medical Lab TechnologyCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Anil K. BidwaiDepartment of Medical Lab TechnologyCollege of Applied Medical Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Article: 25451 | Received 13 Jul 2014, Accepted 10 Sep 2014, Published online: 13 Oct 2014

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