Staphylococcus aureus and stethoscopes

Effectiveness of a hospital-wide programme to improve compliance with hand hygiene

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Nursing, Hospital-wide Programme, Primary Care +9

The stethoscope. A potential source of nosocomial infection?

Mark A. Marinella · Archives of Internal Medicine · 1997 · 193 citations

Stethoscopes: A Potential Vector of Infection?

Jeffrey S Jones, David Hoerle, Robert Riekse · Annals of Emergency Medicine · 1995 · 139 citations

Healthcare-associated Infection, Surgery, Infection Control +3

Bacterial Contamination of Hospital Physicians' Stethoscopes

Louis Bernard, A. Kéreveur, D. Durand et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 1999 · 123 citations

The Stethoscope

Mark A. Marinella · Archives of Internal Medicine · 1997 · 118 citations

Stethoscope Diaphragms, Anaerobic Culturing, Microbial Contamination +12