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Stethoscopes or Maybe “Bacterioscopes” – Is hand Hygiene Solely Capable of Preventing Hospital-Associated Infections? [PDF]
Polish Journal of Microbiology, 2023 The stethoscope remains an indispensable diagnostic tool for medical students. Improper stethoscope hygiene may cause bacterial infections, including hospital-associated infections (HAIs), which challenge the Polish medical system.
TALAGA-ĆWIERTNIA KATARZYNA +5 more
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Sound differences between electronic and acoustic stethoscopes
BioMedical Engineering OnLine, 2018 Background The area of application of electronic stethoscopes in medical diagnostics covers the scope of usability of the acoustic stethoscopes, from which they have evolved and which they could potentially replace. However, the principle of operation of
Lukasz J. Nowak, Karolina M. Nowak
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An in vitro acoustic analysis and comparison of popular stethoscopes
Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2019 Daniel Weiss,1,2 Christine Erie,1,2 Joseph Butera III,2 Ryan Copt,2 Glenn Yeaw,2 Mark Harpster,2 James Hughes,2,3 Deeb N Salem4 1Department of Medicine, Charles E.
Weiss D +7 more
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Validation System for Digital Stethoscopes
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2019 Stethoscope auscultation is a diagnostic method widely used by medical professionals. With the introduction of digital stethoscopes, auscultation sound analysis has been objectified, which led to an increased interest in the field.
Klum Michael +4 more
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Stethoscope, “the friendly foe” – A study to evaluate bacterial contamination of stethoscopes and disinfection practices [PDF]
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2018 Introduction: Stethoscope is used to assess the health of patients but can also act as a potential source of disease transmission. The study was aimed to find out the contamination rate of stethoscopes, evaluate awareness and attitude of healthcare ...
Priya Datta +4 more
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BMC Research Notes, 2017 Objective Stethoscope is a medical device universally used by health care workers. Stethoscope may transmit pathogens among patients and health care workers if it is not disinfected.
Sangita Thapa, Lokendra Bahadur Sapkota
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A Comparison of Electronic and Traditional Stethoscopes in the Heart Auscultation of Obese Patients [PDF]
Medicina (Lithuania), 2019 Background and objectives: As the prevalence of obesity is increasing in a population, diagnostics becomes more problematic. Our aim was to compare the 3M Littmann 3200 Electronic Stethoscope and 3M Littman Cardiology III Mechanical Stethoscope in the ...
Egle Kalinauskiene
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Frequency responses of conventional and amplified stethoscopes for measuring heart sounds
Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2020 Background: Frequencies of normal and abnormal heart sounds have previously been reported, but the acoustic analyses of the frequency responses of conventional and amplified stethoscopes for different heart sounds have not yet been reported.
Ahmad A Alanazi +3 more
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Review on the Advancements of Stethoscope Types in Chest Auscultation
Diagnostics, 2023 Stethoscopes were originally designed for the auscultation of a patient’s chest for the purpose of listening to lung and heart sounds. These aid medical professionals in their evaluation of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, as well as in other ...
De Yun Wang, Heow Pueh Lee, Jun Jie Seah
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Are Stethoscopes, Coats, and Pagers Potential Sources of Healthcare Associated Infections?
Global Pediatric Health, 2020 We conducted a study to determine the rate of bacterial colonization of stethoscopes, coats, and pagers of residents at a pediatric residency training program as compared to that of badges, sleeves, and pagers of non-patient care staff (control group ...
Harbir S. Arora MD +4 more
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