Efficacy of alcohol-based hand rubs in the disinfection of stethoscopes

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Aug;31(8):870-2. doi: 10.1086/655437.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • 2-Propanol / administration & dosage*
  • Bacteria / classification
  • Bacteria / drug effects*
  • Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Colony Count, Microbial
  • Disinfectants / administration & dosage*
  • Disinfection / methods*
  • Ethanol / administration & dosage*
  • Georgia
  • Hand / microbiology
  • Hand Disinfection / methods*
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Internship and Residency
  • Physicians
  • Stethoscopes / microbiology*
  • Students, Medical

Substances

  • Disinfectants
  • Ethanol
  • 2-Propanol