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. 2020 Jul-Aug;49(4):350.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.03.017. Epub 2020 Apr 11.

COVID-19 pandemic and the stethoscope: Do not forget to sanitize

Mark A Marinella  1
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COVID-19 pandemic and the stethoscope: Do not forget to sanitize

Mark A Marinella. Heart Lung. 2020 Jul-Aug.
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  • Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1.
    van Doremalen N, Bushmaker T, Morris DH, Holbrook MG, Gamble A, Williamson BN, Tamin A, Harcourt JL, Thornburg NJ, Gerber SI, Lloyd-Smith JO, de Wit E, Munster VJ. van Doremalen N, et al. N Engl J Med. 2020 Apr 16;382(16):1564-1567. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2004973. Epub 2020 Mar 17. N Engl J Med. 2020. PMID: 32182409 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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