Table 2

Hand contamination rate of HCWs and colony count with or without ring

Profession
N (Mean ± SD)
Ring using staff's Mobile phone
(Mean ± SD)
Non ring using staff's Mobile phone (Mean ± SD)

Assistant doctor
79 (19.0 ± 35.8)
13.1 ± 36.4
20 ± 35.8

Healthcare personnel*
68 (18.4 ± 41.3)
24.2 ± 57.5
15.05 ± 26.3

Senior doctor
15 (12.8 ± 15.1)
17.0 ± 19.3
9.42 ± 10.0

Nurse
38 (10.7 ± 28.7)
46.4 ± 86.1
6.7 ± 8.03

Healthcare personnel* (Nurse, physiotherapist, student nurse, etc.)

Ulger et al. Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009 8:7   doi:10.1186/1476-0711-8-7

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