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Bacterial contamination of stethoscopes used by health workers: public health implications

Author(s) -

Chigozie Jesse Uneke,

Annayo Ogbonna,

Patrick Oyibo,

Christian M Onu

Publication year - 2010

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.701

Subject(s) - stethoscope , medicine , contamination , enterococcus faecalis , environmental health , infection control , staphylococcus aureus , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antibiotics , veterinary medicine , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , ecology , genetics , radiology , biology

This study was designed to assess both the potential for bacterial transmission by stethoscopes used by health-care workers in Nigeria and the implications for patient safety and control of hospital-acquired infections.

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