New Scope for the Stethoscope

doi:10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.01.001

Editorial

. 2020 Feb 5;4(1):1-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.01.001. eCollection 2020 Feb.

New Scope for the Stethoscope

Sarathi Kalra^{1

2}, Sujan Reddy²

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¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
² Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston, Houston, TX.

PMID: 32058541
PMCID: PMC7010962
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.01.001

Editorial

New Scope for the Stethoscope

Sarathi Kalra et al. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020.

. 2020 Feb 5;4(1):1-2.

doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.01.001. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Sarathi Kalra^{1

2}, Sujan Reddy²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.
² Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston, Houston, TX.

PMID: 32058541
PMCID: PMC7010962
DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.01.001

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1. Breathnach A.S., Jenkins D.R., Pedler S.J. Stethoscopes as possible vectors of infection by staphylococci. BMJ. 1992;305(6868):1573–1574. - PMC - PubMed
1. Garner T.K., Rimland D. Stethoscopes and infection. JAMA. 1982;248(3):310. - PubMed
1. Gordin F.M., Schultz M.E., Huber R.A., Gill J.A. Reduction in nosocomial transmission of drug-resistant bacteria after introduction of an alcohol-based handrub. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005;26(7):650–653. - PubMed
1. Boulée D., Kalra S., Haddock A., Johnson T.D., Peacock W.F. Contemporary stethoscope cleaning practices: what we haven't learned in 150 years. Am J Infect Control. 2019;47(3):238–242. - PubMed

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[1] Scott R.D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA: 2009. The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention. (March):13.

[2] Scott R.D. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta, GA: 2009. The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infections in U.S. Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention. (March):13.

[3] Breathnach A.S., Jenkins D.R., Pedler S.J. Stethoscopes as possible vectors of infection by staphylococci. BMJ. 1992;305(6868):1573–1574. - PMC - PubMed

[4] Breathnach A.S., Jenkins D.R., Pedler S.J. Stethoscopes as possible vectors of infection by staphylococci. BMJ. 1992;305(6868):1573–1574. - PMC - PubMed

[5] Garner T.K., Rimland D. Stethoscopes and infection. JAMA. 1982;248(3):310. - PubMed

[6] Garner T.K., Rimland D. Stethoscopes and infection. JAMA. 1982;248(3):310. - PubMed

[7] Gordin F.M., Schultz M.E., Huber R.A., Gill J.A. Reduction in nosocomial transmission of drug-resistant bacteria after introduction of an alcohol-based handrub. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005;26(7):650–653. - PubMed

[8] Gordin F.M., Schultz M.E., Huber R.A., Gill J.A. Reduction in nosocomial transmission of drug-resistant bacteria after introduction of an alcohol-based handrub. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2005;26(7):650–653. - PubMed

[9] Boulée D., Kalra S., Haddock A., Johnson T.D., Peacock W.F. Contemporary stethoscope cleaning practices: what we haven't learned in 150 years. Am J Infect Control. 2019;47(3):238–242. - PubMed

[10] Boulée D., Kalra S., Haddock A., Johnson T.D., Peacock W.F. Contemporary stethoscope cleaning practices: what we haven't learned in 150 years. Am J Infect Control. 2019;47(3):238–242. - PubMed

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