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Assessment of cleaning stethoscopes using UV-C sanitation

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022
Background: It is well established that stethoscopes harbor pathogenic bacteria species. Within hospital settings, these pathogens can be rapidly transmitted from room to room and can cause harm in vulnerable populations.
Austin Carmack, Niteesh Sundaram, Burt Cagir, Cathy Lanning, Kayla Robinson, Anne Rizzo   +5 more
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Impact of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection on bacterial bioburden on stethoscopes in a real-world clinical setting

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2022
In this randomized study, use of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection significantly reduced bacterial bioburden of stethoscopes in routine clinical use.
Alexandra A Johnson, B. Warren, D. Anderson, Melissa D. Johnson, Isabella Gamez, Becky A. Smith   +5 more
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Microbiological Impacts of Decontamination of Stethoscopes and Assessment of Disinfecting Practices among Physicians in Pakistan: A Quality Improvement Survey.

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2022
The study was conducted to determine bacterial contamination of stethoscopes used by doctors before and after disinfecting with isopropyl alcohol and analyze their practices of disinfecting stethoscopes.
M. J. Tahir, Musharaf Zaman, Saad Babar, Fareeha Imran, A. N. Ajmal, Muna Malik, Jalees Khalid Khan, I. Ullah, M. S. Asghar   +8 more
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I look into the chest: History and evolution of stethoscope

Journal of the Practice of Cardiovascular Sciences, 2022
Early physicians were taught with immediate auscultation, placing the ear directly on the patient's chest. They showed reluctance because it was questionable when the patient is obese, nonhygiene, and modesty, especially in cases of females.
Rony Vincent
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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, F Haryanto, A Hamidah Salman, R Riandini, S Suprijadi   +4 more
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A quasi-experimental study on stethoscopes contamination with multidrug-resistant bacteria: Its role as a vehicle of transmission.

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, Su-Mi Choi, Sung Jin Jo, Songyi Han, Yun Jeong Park, Min A Choi, Bo Kyung Kong   +6 more
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Artificial intelligence accuracy in detecting pathological breath sounds in children using digital stethoscopes

Respiratory Research, 2020
Background Manual auscultation to detect abnormal breath sounds has poor inter-observer reliability. Digital stethoscopes with artificial intelligence (AI) could improve reliable detection of these sounds.
A. Kevat, Anaath Kalirajah, R. Roseby
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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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A basic investigation into the optimization of cylindrical tubes used as acoustic stethoscopes for auscultation in COVID-19 diagnosis

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2021
During the COVID-19 outbreak, the auscultation of heart and lung sounds has played an important role in the comprehensive diagnosis and real-time monitoring of confirmed cases. With clinicians wearing protective clothing in isolation wards, a potato chip
Chuanyang Jiang, Jia-Qi Zhao, Bin Huang, Jian Zhu, Jiao Yu   +4 more
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The role of stethoscopes in the transmission of hospital infections [PDF]

, 2013
Stethoscopes are one of the most commonly used medical devices and have been reported to be potential sources of hospital acquired infections. In this study, we aimed to find out the bacterial contamination of stethoscopes used by health-care staff. Swab
Savas, E, Kilic, IH, Ozaslan, M, Zer, Y, Davutoğlu, V, Karagoz, ID   +5 more
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