title: In reply-a "solution" for infectious stethoscopes?
authors.affiliation: Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Longtin
authors.affiliation: University of Geneva Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pittet
mesh_terms: D001420:Bacteria, Aerobic / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000635:transmission*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010808:Physical Examination; D019023:Stethoscopes / Q000382:microbiology*