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Bacterial contamination of mobile phones of health professionals in Eastern Ethiopia: antimicrobial susceptibility and associated factors

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41182-019-0144-y

Published Online: 2019-02-27

Published Print: 2019-12

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Bodena, Dagne

Teklemariam, Zelelam

Balakrishnan, Senthilkumar

Tesfa, Tewodros https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8274-2179
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Received: 23 October 2018

Accepted: 14 February 2019

First Online: 27 February 2019

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: Ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Health Research Ethics Review Committee (IHRERC) of the College of Health and Medical Science, Haramaya University. Information on the study was explained to each participant, including the objectives, procedures, potential risks, benefits of the study and their rights. Informed voluntary written and signed consent was obtained from all respondents throughout to the study. Information obtained during this study was kept confidential by excluding names and identifiers in the questionnaires.

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