title: Evaluation of stethoscopes as vectors of Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Ravy K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Vajravelu
authors.forename: Dubert M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Guerrero
authors.forename: Lucy A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Jury
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
mesh_terms: D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D019023:Stethoscopes / Q000382:microbiology*