Stethoscope, “the friendly foe” – A study to evaluate bacterial contamination of stethoscopes and disinfection practices | Zendy

Priya Datta | Zendy; Mandeep Kaur | Zendy; Sangeeta Rawat | Zendy; Varsha Gupta | Zendy; Jagdish Chander | Zendy

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Stethoscope, “the friendly foe” – A study to evaluate bacterial contamination of stethoscopes and disinfection practices

Author(s) -

Priya Datta,

Mandeep Kaur,

Sangeeta Rawat,

Varsha Gupta,

Jagdish Chander

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.10128

Subject(s) - stethoscope , medicine , medical emergency , transmission (telecommunications) , contamination , emergency medicine , environmental health , intensive care medicine , ecology , electrical engineering , biology , engineering , radiology

Stethoscope is used to assess the health of patients but can also act as a potential source of disease transmission. The study was aimed to find out the contamination rate of stethoscopes, evaluate awareness and attitude of healthcare workers (HCWs) about stethoscope cleaning, and determine the efficacy of 70% alcohol as cleaning agent.

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