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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, Abderrahmane Elwali , Mohammed Meziane , Mustapha Bensghir and Yassine Sekhsokh   +1 more
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814. A Quasi-Experimental Study on Stethoscopes Contamination with Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria: Its Role as a Vehicle of Transmission

Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background 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 the effectiveness of disinfection training ...
Raeseok Lee, Su-Mi Choi, Jin-Jo Sung, Song-Yi Han, Yun Jeong Park, Min A Choi   +5 more
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Study to Assess the Risk of Transmission of Microbial Organisms and their Resistance Pattern on Dresses and Stethoscopes of Health Care Workers

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, M. Duraivel, K.K. Kayalvili, S. Arul Selvan   +3 more
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Development of a Low-Cost Wireless Phonocardiograph With a Bluetooth Headset under Resource-Limited Conditions

Medical Sciences, 2018
Commercially available digital stethoscopes can be used as a phonocardiograph to record heart sounds. However, procuring a costly digital stethoscope may not be possible under resource-limited conditions.
Himel Mondal, Shaikat Mondal, Koushik Saha   +2 more
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Audiological Diagnosis of Valvular and Congenital Heart Diseases in the Era of Artificial Intelligence

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, Kaisaierjiang Kadier, Lian Qin, Rena Rehemuding, Xiang Ma, Yi-Tong Ma   +5 more
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Wireless stethoscope for auscultation of the heart and lungs in critically ill patients: A systematic review

Jurnal Ners, 2023
Background:Examining the heart and lungs is necessary for critically ill patients, as these individuals may have abnormalities with either or both of these organs.
Suhartini Ismail, Ricky Prawira, Andrew Johan, Rifky Ismail   +3 more
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Using digital stethoscopes in remote patient assessment via wireless networks: the user’s perspective [PDF]

, 2011
Digital stethoscopes assume an important role in telehealth and mobile (m-) health for capturing sounds over a communication infrastructure. However, few studies have explored the users’ experiences and views on using the current models of digital ...
Gururajan, Raj, Chen, Haoyu, Tsai, Heng-Sheng   +2 more
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Bacterial contamination of stethoscopes at a tertiary care hospital in southwestern Nigeria [PDF]

, 2017
Hospital acquired infections are a recognized cause of morbidity and mortality all over the world. They are frequently caused by organisms residing in healthcare environment, including contaminated medical equipment like stethoscopes.
Nwadike, V.U., Adesanya, O.A., Adesanya, O.O., Lamina, A.B.   +3 more
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Foundation models for cardiovascular disease detection via biosignals from digital stethoscopes

npj Cardiovascular Health
Auscultation of the heart and the electrocardiogram (ECG) are two central components of the cardiac exam. Recent innovations of the stethoscope have enabled the simultaneous acquisition of a high-quality digital acoustic signal and ECG.
George Mathew, Daniel N. Barbosa, John Prince, Subramaniam Venkatraman   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Aseptic Barriers Allow a Clean Contact for Contaminated Stethoscope Diaphragms

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes, 2020
Objective: To determine whether a single-use stethoscope diaphragm barrier surface remains aseptic when placed on pathogen-contaminated stethoscopes. Methods: From May 31 to August 5, 2019, we tested 2 separate barriers using 3 different strains of 7 ...
Rajiv Vasudevan, Ji H. Shin, Jessica Chopyk, PhD, William F. Peacock, MD, Francesca J. Torriani, MD, Alan S. Maisel, MD, David T. Pride, MD   +6 more
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