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Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Contamination on Stethoscopes in an Intensive Care Unit

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2018
Background Culture-based studies, which focus on individual organisms, have implicated stethoscopes as potential vectors of nosocomial bacterial transmission.
Vincent R. Knecht, J. McGinniss, Hari M Shankar, E. Clarke, Brendan J. Kelly, I. Imai, Ayannah S. Fitzgerald, K. Bittinger, F. Bushman, R. Collman   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A MULTIPLEX STETHOSCOPE. [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1895
In the February number of theJournalI described a double stethoscope which I have employed during the past three years for class demonstration of physical diagnosis in Rush College. In a later number of theJournal, Dr. H. A. Hare, of Philadelphia, described a multiplex stethoscope upon the same principle, but using tubes long enough to allow some ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Uncovering the Process of Sexual Segregation: Male Early‐Life Individual Tactics Shape Its Onset and Affect Phenotypic Quality in a Large Mammal

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Early‐life traits significantly influence sexual segregation patterns and phenotypic quality in male fallow deer. Males in better condition and those more risk‐prone left natal groups earlier with fewer returns to natal groups. However, males with frequent excursions back to natal groups compensated for initial body condition disadvantages.
Cong Yu, Bawan Amin, Anna David, Jane Faull, Kimberly Conteddu, Laura L. Griffin, Adam F. Smith, Amy Haigh, Simone Ciuti   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

StethAid: A Digital Auscultation Platform for Pediatrics

Sensors, 2023
(1) Background: Mastery of auscultation can be challenging for many healthcare providers. Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered digital support is emerging as an aid to assist with the interpretation of auscultated sounds.
Youness Arjoune, Trong N. Nguyen, Tyler Salvador, Anha Telluri, Jonathan C. Schroeder, Robert L. Geggel, Joseph W. May, Dinesh K. Pillai, Stephen J. Teach, Shilpa J. Patel, Robin W. Doroshow, Raj Shekhar   +11 more
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Multi‐professional simulation training on prolonged labor in Tanzania: A quasi‐experimental, pre‐post interventional study

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, EarlyView.
We hypothesized that simulation training on management of prolonged labor can reduce the rate of cesarean sections in active labor. Management of prolonged labor in teams emphasized respectful maternity care and shared decision‐making. Results showed a reduction in the cesarean section rate from 7.4% to 2.7% during the active phase of prolonged labor ...
Signe Egenberg, Lacatus Nyombi, Torbjørn Moe Eggebø, Adelaida Kavishe, Allen Lyimo, Anastasia Ushakova, Cecilia Mushi, Deodatus Massay, Godrule Lyimo, Upendo Kibona, Bariki Mchome   +10 more
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The Role of Stethoscopes in the Transmission of Hospital Infections

International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2019
Transmission of infections can result due to multiple causes like development and persistence of multidrug resistant bacteria; prolong hospital stay and immunocompromised state of patients and mechanical transmission of agents from one patient to another.
Pratiksha Srivastava, Atosh Tripathi, Priti Agrawal, D. Arif, Satendra Singh, Anil Kumar   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Temporomandibular joint disorder and gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aim To determine the prevalence of the clinical signs and symptoms of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder (TMD) in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and to examine their associations with severity of gross motor impairment, CP subtype, and caregiver‐reported bruxism. Method This cross‐sectional study included 517 children with CP (mean age =
Özge Baykan Çopuroğlu, Baki Umut Tuğay, Muhammet Furkan Vatan   +2 more
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Parent/Caregiver Perspectives on the Healthcare Decision‐Making Involvement of Young People With Intellectual Disability: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Young people with intellectual disability often have complex healthcare needs. Parent/caregivers can enhance their child's involvement in healthcare decision‐making to improve treatment adherence and health outcomes. Healthcare decision‐making is embedded within health literacy skillsets, and for people with intellectual disability ...
Jessica Keeley, Zhenmei Yeap, Thomas Nevill, Rachel Skoss, Aasta Abbott, Sandra Thompson, Sophie Haywood, Rachel Collins, Katherine Langdon, Jenny Downs   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep learning-based lung sound analysis for intelligent stethoscope

Military Medical Research, 2023
Auscultation is crucial for the diagnosis of respiratory system diseases. However, traditional stethoscopes have inherent limitations, such as inter-listener variability and subjectivity, and they cannot record respiratory sounds for offline ...
Dong-Min Huang, Jia Huang, Kun Qiao, Nan-Shan Zhong, Hong-Zhou Lu, Wen-Jin Wang   +5 more
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Education and Training Programmes for Health Professionals' Competence in Virtual Consultations: A Scoping Review

Journal of Clinical Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims To map and synthesize which education and training programmes are available for current and future health professionals' competence in virtual consultations, with a special focus on training elements and structure. Design Scoping review following the PRISMA‐ScR framework.
Britt Holst Lisbjerg, Louise Meyer Wind Mathiesen, Bettan Bagger, Lene Lauge Berring, Ditte Høgsgaard, Heidi Myglegård Andersen, Stine Thestrup Hansen, Mai‐Britt Hägi‐Pedersen   +7 more
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