A quasi-experimental study on stethoscopes contamination with multidrug-resistant bacteria: Its role as a vehicle of transmission

Raeseok Lee; Su-Mi Choi; Sung Jin Jo; Songyi Han; Yun Jeong Park; Min A. Choi; Bo Kyung Kong

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0250455

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A quasi-experimental study on stethoscopes contamination with multidrug-resistant bacteria: Its role as a vehicle of transmission

Raeseok Lee,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-3666

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Su-Mi Choi ,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: sumichoi@catholic.ac.kr

Affiliations Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Department of Hospital Infection Control, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Sung Jin Jo,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Songyi Han,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources

Affiliation Department of Hospital Infection Control, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Yun Jeong Park,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources

Affiliation Department of Hospital Infection Control, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Min A. Choi,

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Resources

Affiliation Department of Hospital Infection Control, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Bo Kyung Kong

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliation Department of Microbiology, Yeouido St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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A quasi-experimental study on stethoscopes contamination with multidrug-resistant bacteria: Its role as a vehicle of transmission

Raeseok Lee,
Su-Mi Choi,
Sung Jin Jo,
Songyi Han,
Yun Jeong Park,
Min A. Choi,
Bo Kyung Kong

Published: April 22, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250455

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