Hosting the Unwanted: Stethoscope Contamination Threat
Gabriele Messina, Emma Ceriale, Sandra Burgassi, Carmela Russo, Nicola Nante, Lorenzo Mariani, Lucilla Taddei, Daniele Lenzi & Pietro Manzi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014
Aims: Stethoscopes represent a vehicle of bacteria and other microorganisms and may play a role in the spread of health-care associated infections (HAIs). We aimed to evaluate the contamination levels of stethoscopes before and after use of a disinfecting technique (DT). Study De...
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10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11337