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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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Medical Devices: Evidence and Research, 2014 Mansoor Mehmood,1 Hazem L Abu Grara,1 Joshua S Stewart,2 Faisal A Khasawneh3 1Department of Internal Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 2Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Northwest Texas Hospital, 3Section of Infectious Diseases ...
Mehmood M +3 more
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Methods of disinfecting stethoscopes: Systematic review [PDF]
, 2020 The aim of this systematic review was to investigate the effectiveness of various disinfection methods available for stethoscopes. In March 2019, we performed a search in PubMed and Scopus using the search terms: “reducing stethoscopes contamination” and
Napolitani, M. +9 more
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A Real-Time Heart Rate Signal Detection using an Electronic Stethoscope with Labview [PDF]
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering, 2020 Better accurate stethoscope measurements have been needed to diagnose heart problems earlier, monitor patients, and provide initial clinical data for physicians.
P Oktivasari +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2021 Stethoscopes have been suggested to be a possible vector of contact transmission. However, only a few studies have focused on the prevalence of contamination by multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria and effectiveness of disinfection training to reduce. This
Raeseok Lee +6 more
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Design and development of electronic stethoscope for auscultation
Medisains, 2021 Background: Currently, several companies offer Bluetooth-based electronic stethoscopes. However, the stethoscopes are pretty overpriced. In this case, we need a stethoscope innovation with a more affordable price that carries the same function and ...
Sahrul Munir, Endiyono Endiyono
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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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IS MY STETHOSCOPE HARMLESS? : OPERATING ROOM STETHOSCOPES UNDER MICROSCOPES
, 2022 Medical equipment especially stethoscopes, are increasingly responsible for healthcare-associated infections. The objective of our work is to establish the prevalence of bacteria carried by stethoscopes among anesthesia doctors in the operating roomof ...
Youssef Halhoul , Hicham Hammadi , Achraf Jeddab , Ahmed Fakri , Ilyas Hmadate , Salah Eddine El Miskini +1 more
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Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2021 The main objective of the study was to find out the contamination of different types of microbial organisms and their resistance pattern on the dresses and stethoscopes of the health care workers in order to evaluate the risk of transmission of microbial
E. Nivedhitha +3 more
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Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 In recent years, electronic stethoscopes have been combined with artificial intelligence (AI) technology to digitally acquire heart sounds, intelligently identify valvular disease and congenital heart disease, and improve the accuracy of heart disease ...
Aikeliyaer Ainiwaer +5 more
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