title: How clean are our stethoscopes and do we need to clean them?
authors.affiliation: Sandwell General Hospital, West Bromwich B71 4HJ, UK. seenu_dr@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bandi
authors.forename: Luthfunnesa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Uddin
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Milward
authors.forename: Sani
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aliyu
authors.forename: Niten
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Makwana
mesh_terms: D000362:Agar; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D003470:Culture Media; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D010372:Pediatrics; D019023:Stethoscopes / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D000362:Agar