Stethoscope barriers narrative review; It's time for a strategy unfriendly to multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs)

• Main Authors: W. Frank Peacock (Author), Abhay Dhand (Author), Nancy M. Albert (Author), Zainab Shahid (Author), Alfred Luk (Author), Kathleen Vollman (Author), Reagan B. Schoppelrey (Author), Cynthia Cadwell (Author), Sanjeet Dadwal (Author), Alpesh N. Amin (Author), Francesca J. Torriani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The current standard of stethoscope hygiene doesn't eliminate the transmission of harmful pathogens, including multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs). In the era of the increasing prevalence of MDRO infections, the use of new systems providing touch free barriers may improve patient safety vers...