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In this randomized study, use of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection significantly reduced bacterial bioburden of stethoscopes in routine clinical use. Prior cleaning of stethoscopes on the study day did not affect… Click to show full abstract
In this randomized study, use of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection significantly reduced bacterial bioburden of stethoscopes in routine clinical use. Prior cleaning of stethoscopes on the study day did not affect baseline contamination rates, which suggests that the efficacy of alcohol disinfection is short-lived and may need to be repeated between patients.
Keywords:
hand rub;
based hand;
alcohol;
rub disinfection;
alcohol based;
disinfection
Journal Title: Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Year Published: 2022
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Journal Title: Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Year Published: 2022
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