Bacterial flora of stethoscopes' earpieces and otitis externa

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 106, Issue 9 II SUPPL., 1997, Pages 751-752

  Brook, Itzhak ^a,b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Otitis externa; Propionibacterium acnes; Staphylococcus aureus; Stethoscopes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE REPORT; EXTERNAL OTITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STETHOSCOPE;

ADULT; BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OTITIS EXTERNA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 0030870677     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348949710600907     Document Type: Article

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