Bacterial contamination of hospital physicians' stethoscopes

被引：77

作者：

Bernard, L ^{[1
]}

Kereveur, A ^{[1
]}

Durand, D ^{[1
]}

Gonot, J ^{[1
]}

Goldstein, F ^{[1
]}

Mainardi, JL ^{[1
]}

Acar, J ^{[1
]}

Carlet, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hop St Joseph, F-75674 Paris, France

来源：

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 1999年 / 20卷 / 09期

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D O I：

10.1086/501686

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Because stethoscopes might be potential vectors of nosocomial infections, this study, conducted in a 450-bed general hospital, was devised to evaluate the bacterial contamination of stethoscopes; bacterial survival on stethoscope membranes; the kinetics of the bacterial load on stethoscope membranes during clinical use; and the efficacy of 70% alcohol or liquid soap for membrane disinfection. Among the 355 stethoscopes tested, 234 carried greater than or equal to 2 different bacterial species; 31 carried potentially pathogenic bacteria. Although some bacteria deposited onto membranes could survive 6 to 18 hours, none survived after disinfection (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1999;20:626-628).

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页码：626 / 628

页数：3

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