Alternative stethoscope decontamination methods: old practices die hard

Affiliations

¹ Microbiology Department, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: dr.niamh.oflaherty@gmail.com.
² Microbiology Department, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

Comment

N O'Flaherty et al. J Hosp Infect. 2016 Apr.

. 2016 Apr;92(4):411-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.01.008. Epub 2016 Jan 29.

¹ Microbiology Department, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: dr.niamh.oflaherty@gmail.com.
² Microbiology Department, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.

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