Are Stethoscopes, Coats, and Pagers Potential Sources of Healthcare Associated Infections?

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Harbir S. Arora MD (Συγγραφέας), Deepak Kamat MD, PhD (Συγγραφέας), Swati Choudhry MD (Συγγραφέας), Basim I. Asmar MD (Συγγραφέας), Nahed Abdel-Haq MD (Συγγραφέας)
• Μορφή: Βιβλίο
• Έκδοση: SAGE Publishing, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Θέματα: article
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We conducted a study to determine the rate of bacterial colonization of stethoscopes, coats, and pagers of residents at a pediatric residency training program as compared to that of badges, sleeves, and pagers of non-patient care staff (control group). Among 213 cultures obtained from 71 residents,...