Stethoscopes and otoscopes--a potential vector of infection?

Family Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 446-449

  Cohen, Herman A ^a   Amir, Jacob ^b   Matalon, Andre ^a   Mayan, Rachel ^c   Beni, Sara ^c   Barzilai, Asher ^d  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Kupat Cholim   (Israel)

^d SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community paediatric clinics; Otoscopes; Staphylococcus aureus; Stethoscopes; Vector of infection

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OTOSCOPY; PHYSICIAN; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STETHOSCOPE;

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; OTOSCOPES; PEDIATRICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 0031444859     PISSN: 02632136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/fampra/14.6.446     Document Type: Article

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