
Impact of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection on bacterial bioburden on stethoscopes in a real-world clinical setting.
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Johnson, AA; Warren, BG; Anderson, DJ; Johnson, MD; Gamez, I; Smith, BA
Published in: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
June 2023
In this randomized study, use of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection significantly reduced bacterial bioburden of stethoscopes in routine clinical use. Prior cleaning of stethoscopes on the study day did not affect baseline contamination rates, which suggests that the efficacy of alcohol disinfection is short-lived and may need to be repeated between patients.
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Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
June 2023
Volume
44
Issue
6
Start / End Page
1029 / 1031
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Stethoscopes
- Humans
- Hand Disinfection
- Ethanol
- Epidemiology
- Disinfection
- Bacteria
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 2-Propanol
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Johnson, A. A., Warren, B. G., Anderson, D. J., Johnson, M. D., Gamez, I., & Smith, B. A. (2023). Impact of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection on bacterial bioburden on stethoscopes in a real-world clinical setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 44(6), 1029–1031. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.54
Johnson, Alexandra A., Bobby G. Warren, Deverick J. Anderson, Melissa D. Johnson, Isabella Gamez, and Becky A. Smith. “Impact of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection on bacterial bioburden on stethoscopes in a real-world clinical setting.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 44, no. 6 (June 2023): 1029–31. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2022.54.
Johnson AA, Warren BG, Anderson DJ, Johnson MD, Gamez I, Smith BA. Impact of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection on bacterial bioburden on stethoscopes in a real-world clinical setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jun;44(6):1029–31.
Johnson, Alexandra A., et al. “Impact of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection on bacterial bioburden on stethoscopes in a real-world clinical setting.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, vol. 44, no. 6, June 2023, pp. 1029–31. Pubmed, doi:10.1017/ice.2022.54.
Johnson AA, Warren BG, Anderson DJ, Johnson MD, Gamez I, Smith BA. Impact of alcohol-based hand-rub disinfection on bacterial bioburden on stethoscopes in a real-world clinical setting. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Jun;44(6):1029–1031.

Published In
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
DOI
EISSN
1559-6834
Publication Date
June 2023
Volume
44
Issue
6
Start / End Page
1029 / 1031
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Stethoscopes
- Humans
- Hand Disinfection
- Ethanol
- Epidemiology
- Disinfection
- Bacteria
- 42 Health sciences
- 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
- 2-Propanol