ArticleMayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes2020
Aseptic Barriers Allow a Clean Contact for Contaminated Stethoscope Diaphragms.
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- Methods of Disinfecting Stethoscopes: Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- The hidden expense of stethoscope hygiene versus the real costs of failure.Clinical and experimental emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Implementation of stethoscope disinfection: an observational study on nursing staff practice and knowledge.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2024Article
- Stethoscopes or Maybe "Bacterioscopes" - Is hand Hygiene Solely Capable of Preventing Hospital-Associated Infections?Polish journal of microbiology · 2023Article
- A clinical study to evaluate the safe and effective use of a new, single use stethoscope cover to enable reduction in pathogen transmission during auscultation.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Aseptic Stethoscope Barriers PreventMayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes · 2021Article
- Persistent Value of the Stethoscope in the Age of COVID-19.The American journal of medicine · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether a single-use stethoscope diaphragm barrier surface remains aseptic when placed on pathogen-contaminated stethoscopes.
methodsFrom May 31 to August 5, 2019, we tested 2 separate barriers using 3 different strains of 7 human pathogens, including extended-spectrum β-lactamase-producing
resultsFor all diaphragms with either of the 2 barriers tested, no growth was recorded for any of the pathogens. Stethoscopes with aseptic barriers remained sterile for up to 24 hours. These single-use barriers also provided aseptic surfaces when stethoscope diaphragms were inoculated with human specimens, including saliva, stool, urine, and sputum.
conclusionDisposable aseptic diaphragm barriers may provide robust and efficient solutions to reduce transmission of pathogens via stethoscopes.
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