Bacterial contamination of stethoscopes used by health workers: Public health implications

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 436-441

  Uneke, Chigozie J ^a   Ogbonna, Annayo ^b   Oyibo, Patrick G ^c   Onu, Christian M ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

^c EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Hospital; Infection; Stethoscope; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STETHOSCOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77955645479     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.701     Document Type: Article

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