Stethoscopes as potential intrahospital carriers of pathogenic microorganisms

Stethoscopes can take part in the transmission of health care-associated infections. We cultured 112 stethoscopes by direct imprint on blood agar to estimate the prevalence of potentially pathogenic microorganisms. Forty-eight (47%) produced 50 potentially pathogenic microorganisms; from these, 43 (...

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Published in:	American journal of infection control Vol. 42; no. 1; pp. 82 - 83
Main Authors:	Campos-Murguía, Alejandro, León-Lara, Ximena, Muñoz, Juan M., Macías, Alejandro E., Álvarez, José A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Mosby, Inc 01.01.2014 Elsevier Mosby-Year Book, Inc
Subjects:	Bacteria - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Blood Contamination Cross-Sectional Studies Disease transmission Disinfection Epidemiology. Vaccinations Fomites General aspects Humans Infection Control - methods Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical sciences Pilot Projects Prevalence Staphylococcus infections Stethoscopes - microbiology Disinfection Fomites Contamination Prevention Infection Stethoscope Check
ISSN:	0196-6553, 1527-3296, 1527-3296
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