title: Stethoscopes as possible vectors of infection by staphylococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Breathnach
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pedler
mesh_terms: D001314:Auscultation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission*