Publications & Research
NIH: Stethoscopes or Maybe "Bacterioscopes"
Is hand Hygiene Solely Capable of Preventing Hospital-Associated Infections?
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How Clean Is Your Doctor's Stethoscope?
Stethoscopes are used by every healthcare provider and are a universal tool of the trade. Nevertheless, few practitioners put much thought into sterilizing them.
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DNA Study Shows Stethoscopes Loaded with Bacteria, Including Staphylococcus
Stethoscopes carried by health care practitioners are loaded with diverse bacteria, including some that can cause healthcare-associated infections, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
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Stethoscope Cleaning During Patient Care
We conducted a cross-sectional survey of healthcare workers in two community teaching hospitals to understand better clinicians’ beliefs and practices related to cleaning their stethoscopes.
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Doctors' Stethoscopes 'Highly Contaminated' With Bacteria Including MRSA
Doctors are being urged to sterilize their stethoscopes after each examination.
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