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Aseptic Barriers Allow a Clean Contact for Contaminated Stethoscope Diaphragms

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a single-use stethoscope diaphragm barrier surface remains aseptic when placed on pathogen-contaminated stethoscopes. METHODS: From May 31 to August 5, 2019, we tested 2 separate barriers using 3 different strains of 7 human pathogens, including extended-spectrum β-la...

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Autores principales: Vasudevan, Rajiv, Shin, Ji H., Chopyk, Jessica, Peacock, William F., Torriani, Francesca J., Maisel, Alan S., Pride, David T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7010972/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32055768
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2019.10.010