Examination of staphylococcal stethoscope contamination in the emergency department (pilot) study (EXSSCITED pilot study)

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 239-244

  Tang, Patrick H P ^a   Worster, Andrew ^a   Srigley, Jocelyn A ^a   Main, Cheryl L ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contamination; Emergency department; Infection control; Staphylococcus aureus; Stethoscope

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLEANING; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MEDICAL STAFF; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STETHOSCOPE;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ONTARIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 80052411424     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.110242     Document Type: Article

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