The stethoscope as a vector of infectious diseases in the paediatric division

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1253-1255

  Youngster, I ^a   Berkovitch, M ^a   Heyman, E ^a   Lazarovitch, Z ^a,b   Goldman, M ^a  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Infection control; Paediatrics; Stethoscopes

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STUDENT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STETHOSCOPE;

CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; ISRAEL; PEDIATRICS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 49349110816     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00906.x     Document Type: Article

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