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Assessing changes in stethoscope hygiene during COVID-19: a multi-centre cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has increased infection control vigilance across several modes of patient contact. However, it is unknown whether hygiene pertaining to stethoscopes, which carry the potential for pathogenic contamination, has also shifted accordingly. AIM: To character...

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Autores principales: Vasudevan, R.S., Nedjat-Haiem, M.A., Mahadevan, A., Herbert, M.S., Lander, L., Warsi, T., Shaikh, U., Harding, C., Savoia, M.C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9167726/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35671861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2022.05.019