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| Predicate | Object |
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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1995-6-7
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| pubmed:abstractText |
The level of contamination of stethoscopes used in a neonatal intensive care unit was studied, along with the practices used for cleaning these items. A policy of alcohol cleaning was introduced and the effect of this change on the level of bacterial growth was observed after a six-week period. It was found that 71% of stethoscopes had a significant bacterial growth and that this was reduced to 30% after the cleaning procedure change (P < 0.05). Stethoscopes and other equipment are a potential source of nosocomial infection on the neonatal intensive care unit.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:chemical | |
| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jan
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| pubmed:issn |
0195-6701
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
29
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
65-8
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Alcohols,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Auscultation,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Bacteria,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Disinfection,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-England,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Environmental Microbiology,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Equipment Contamination,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Infection Control,
pubmed-meshheading:7738341-Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
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| pubmed:year |
1995
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Stethoscope contamination in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Leeds General Infirmary, UK.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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