SAN DIEGO, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study in the journal PLOS ONE entitled 'A quasi-experimental study on stethoscopes contamination w ...

Doctors’ Stethoscopes Can Transmit Bacteria As Easily As Unwashed Hands New research shows that the instruments could be a vector for bacterial infections—a concern, as they’re infrequently ...

“The CDC now recognizes the stethoscope as a significant vector for disease transmission, and we need innovation that will make it easy for busy clinicians to do the right thing.

The stethoscope, long revered as an essential instrument in patient diagnosis and care, is increasingly being scrutinised for its role as a potential vector in the transmission of infectious agents.

Thus, stethoscopes are a potential vector of HAI transfer," the researchers write. The study by Vincent R. Knecht, BS, from the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, ...

The stethoscope, known as a clinician's 'third hand,' is a passive and unexamined vector of these infections, acting as the vector for deadly diseases like central line-associated bloodstream ...

Therefore, interventions like washing the stethoscope or cleaning it with bleach or alcohol swabs may not be enough to prevent stethoscopes from becoming an effective vector in the spread of these ...

WEXFORD, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rijuven today announced the launch of CardioSleeve for Pediatrics, the first FDA-cleared device that adds ECG capabilities to transform any existing stethoscope into ...

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