Evaluation of dedicated stethoscopes as a potential source of nosocomial pathogens

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 499-502

  Guinto, Cesar H ^a   Bottone, Edward J ^b   Raffalli, John T ^a   Montecalvo, Marisa A ^a   Wormser, Gary P ^a  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORAXELLA; NONHUMAN; STETHOSCOPE;

EID: 0036909152     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2002.126427     Document Type: Article

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