Stethoscopes as potential intrahospital carriers of pathogenic microorganisms

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 82-83

  Campos Murguía, Alejandro ^a   León Lara, Ximena ^a   Muñoz, Juan M ^a   Macías, Alejandro E ^a,b   Álvarez, José A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUANAJUATO   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS Y NUTRICIÓN SALVADOR ZUBIRÁN   (Mexico)

^c Regional Hospital of High Specialty   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Contamination; Disinfection; Fomites

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISK DIFFUSION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STETHOSCOPE;

CONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; FOMITES;

BACTERIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; STETHOSCOPES;

EID: 84891625962     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.06.015     Document Type: Article

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