title: Failure to isolate methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from stethoscopes in two hospitals with endemic strains.
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pfaller
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Wenzel
mesh_terms: D001314:Auscultation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*