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In an era
when infections are becoming more difcult to deal with by the antibiotic route, primary prevention is increasingly critical.1 The decontamination of rental DVDs with alcohol or distilled vinegar may decrease the risk of transmitting pathogenic bacteria of these objects in the community as a whole and in the home in particular, especially in the presence of immunocompromised inhabitants. Educating the public on the importance of personal hygiene, especially handwashing, when handling rented DVDs also may enhance transmission prevention.
Khalifa Sifaw Ghenghesh, PhD, DipBact Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Halima Nashnoush, MSc Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences Amal Shaker, BSc Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences Hussam Enaami, MBBS Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Abdualaziz Zorgani, PhD Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh Univeristy, Tripoli, Libya
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