Qwerty ... then e.coli and MRSA ; Inside View In association with BARCLAYS

From: Birmingham Mail | Date: May 9, 2008| Author: John Lamb | Copyright information

EVER since a colleague did a Technicolor yawn over his typewriter, I have suspected that computer keyboards can be a bigger health risk than a lavatory seat.

Now we have proof. Research for Which? Magazine by a microbiologist found that samples from 33 keyboards harboured a variety of bugs, including E coli and S aureus, which can cause skin infections and make people ill.

One of the keyboards was five times dirtier than an office loo seat and home to 150 times the acceptable l...

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