Journal of
Microbiology and Antimicrobials

  • Abbreviation: J. Microbiol. Antimicrob.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2308
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMA
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 166

Full Length Research Paper

Antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from mobile phone and hands of Health care workers in the Hawassa referral Hospital, South Ethiopia

Deresse Daka
  • Deresse Daka
  • College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 26 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 17 June 2014
  •  Published: 30 June 2014

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