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Hospital Physicians’ Stethoscopes: Bacterial Contamination After a Simple Cleaning Protocol

Background: Stethoscope surfaces become contaminated with bacteria due to inconsistent cleaning practices, as cleaning frequency and practical cleansing approaches are not well-established. Methods: We investigated bacterial contamination of stethoscopes at baseline, after simple cleaning,...

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Autores principales:	Dressler, Rachel L, Cruser, Bonnie, Dressler, Daniel D
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Cureus 2023
Materias:	Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10155595/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37153267 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.37061

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