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Table 1 MRSA and MRSP contamination rate of personal and hospital-issued CPs by veterinary hospital personnel

From: Methicillin-resistant staphylococcal contamination of cellular phones of personnel in a veterinary teaching hospital

Group

Personal phones

Hospital-issued phones

Total

Technician

2/8 (25%) (1 MRSA, 1 MRSP)

0/15

2/23 (8.7%)

Residents/Interns

0/8

1/18 (5.6%) (MRSP)

1/23 (4.3%)

Veterinary student

0/37

0

0/37

Faculty

0/10

0/13

0/23

Non-medical personnel

0/8

0/6

0/14

Total

2/71 (2.8%)

1/52 (1.9%)

3/123 (2.4%)