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ArticleScientific reports2025

Investigating stethoscope hygiene practices and bacterial contamination among medical trainees: an educational perspective.

Mousa Ali, Mahdi Awwad, Mahmoud Eid, Ahmad Jawabreh, Fatema Abu-Tair, Abdalraziq Zarour, Ahmed Mousa, Mohammad Qadi, Ashraf R Zayed, Abdulsalam Alkaiyat

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Mousa AliDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Mahdi AwwadDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Mahmoud EidDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Ahmad JawabrehDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Fatema Abu-TairDepartment of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Abdalraziq ZarourDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Ahmed MousaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Mohammad QadiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.
Ashraf R ZayedDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine. ashraf.zayed@najah.edu.
Abdulsalam AlkaiyatDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine. a.khayyat@najah.edu.

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Abstract

The stethoscope, crucial in medical diagnosis, links doctors and patients. With the threat of healthcare associated infections (HAIs), understanding stethoscope contamination and medical students' awareness is imperative. This study conducted from September to December 2022, the research involved 293 stethoscopes from three hospitals in the West Bank. Questionnaires probed students' practices, and Staphylococcus spp isolations were analyzed. Contamination rates, bacterial species, associations with disinfection practices and other hospital factors were explored. Stethoscope contamination rate was high in the three hospitals (range: 26.5-50.8 CFU/cm

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Cross InfectionEquipment ContaminationHygieneStethoscopesStudents, MedicalDisinfectionFemaleHumansMaleMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusSurveys and QuestionnairesAn-Najah universityContaminationDisinfectionStethoscope

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