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INFECTION HAZARD FROM STETHOSCOPES IN HOSPITAL

by: Anne Gerken, S. Cavanagh, H. I. Winner
The Lancet, Vol. 299, No. 7762. (June 1972), pp. 1214-1215, doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(72)90928-2  Key: citeulike:11446652

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Culture of stethoscopes used in a London teaching hospital showed that 21% carried coagulase-positive staphylococci, many of which showed multiple antibiotic resistance. Wiping stethoscopes with a disinfectant swab after use is recommended.


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