Stethoscopes: A possible mode for transmission of nosocomial pathogens

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1173-1176

  Bhatta, D R ^a   Gokhale, S ^a   Ansari, M T ^a   Tiwari, H K ^a   Gaur, A ^a   Mathuria, J M ^a   Ghosh, A N ^a  

^a MANIPAL COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Medical device; Nosocomial infection; Stethoscope

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGAR MEDIUM; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLEANING; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SUSCEPTIBLE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROCOCCUS; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; STETHOSCOPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84861553955     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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