Impact of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection on bacterial bioburden on stethoscopes in a real-world clinical setting.
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DOI: 10.1017/ice.2022.54
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… read more here.
Keywords: hand rub; based hand; alcohol; rub disinfection ... See more keywords