Bacteriological assessment of stethoscopes used by healthcare workers in a tertiary care centre of Nepal
Abstract Objective Stethoscope is a medical device universally used by health care workers. Stethoscope may transmit pathogens among patients and health care workers if it is not disinfected. The objective of this study was to, determine the level of stethoscope contamination used by health care wor...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-2677-7 |