Milam M W, Hall M, Pringle T, Buchanan K
Infection Control Department, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Florida, USA.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2001 Oct;22(10):653-5. doi: 10.1086/501840.
To determine if fabric stethoscope covers pose an infection control problem, we studied how they are cared for by our healthcare workers and performed microbiological investigations on 22 covers collected over a 3-week period. Our study suggests that fabric stethoscope covers represent a potential infection control problem because they are used for prolonged periods, are infrequently laundered, and are contaminated with bacteria.
为了确定织物听诊器套是否会带来感染控制问题，我们研究了医护人员对它们的护理方式，并对在3周内收集的22个听诊器套进行了微生物学调查。我们的研究表明，织物听诊器套存在潜在的感染控制问题，因为它们使用时间长、很少清洗且被细菌污染。
