BACTERIAL CONTAMINATION OF STETHOSCOPES

BACKGROUND: A stethoscope, an essential tool of the medical profession, can become a source of nosocomial infection. OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of bacterial contamination of stethoscopes as well as the practices used for cleaning them. METHODS: Cultures were taken from 100 stethoscopes us...

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Autores principales: Bukharie, Huda A., Al-Zahrani, Hussain, Rubaish, Abdullah M., Abdulmohsen, Mohammed F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2004
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23012043

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3410102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23012043

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