Aseptic Stethoscope Barriers Prevent

CCFA, cycloserine-cefoxitin fructose agar CDI, Clostridioides (formerly Clostridium) difficile infection CFU, colony-forming unit MDRO, multidrug resistant organism VRE, vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus

Journal

Mayo Clinic proceedings. Innovations, quality & outcomes
ISSN: 2542-4548
Titre abrégé: Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101728275

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Historique:
entrez: 15 3 2021
pubmed: 16 3 2021
medline: 16 3 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

To evaluate whether On November 1, 2019, fresh cultures of Overall, mean colony count was 33 CFU on stethoscopes without barriers vs zero on those with barriers ( We found that stethoscope diaphragm barriers provide an aseptic patient contact point, thus reducing the potential for transmission of 

Identifiants

pubmed: 33718789
doi: 10.1016/j.mayocpiqo.2020.10.002
pii: S2542-4548(20)30202-2
pmc: PMC7930788
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

103-108

Informations de copyright

© 2020 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Auteurs

W Frank Peacock (WF)

Department of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

Sarathi Kalra (S)

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL.

Rajiv S Vasudevan (RS)

Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA.

Francesca Torriani (F)

Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA.

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