Can education influence stethoscope hygiene? - 27/09/17
Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.02.004
Jürgen L. Holleck, MD a, b, * 
, Naseema Merchant, MD a, b, Shin Lin, MD a, b, Shaili Gupta, MD a, b, c
, Naseema Merchant, MD a, b, Shin Lin, MD a, b, Shaili Gupta, MD a, b, c a Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
b Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT
c Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
*Address correspondence to Jürgen L. Holleck, MD, Department of Internal Medicine, VACT Healthcare System, 950 Campbell Ave, Mailstop 111, West Haven, CT 06516. (J.L. Holleck).Department of Internal MedicineVACT Healthcare System950 Campbell AveMailstop 111West HavenCT06516
Highlights |
• | Stethoscope Hygiene is rarely done. We report a rate of zero. |
• | Standard provider education, reminder flyers, and provision of cleaning supplies at the start of clinical rotations are insufficient to improve stethoscope hygiene rates. |
Abstract |
The importance of stethoscope hygiene has been demonstrated in prior studies, and is acknowledged by guidelines, yet it is rarely done. We implemented a pilot project consisting of provider education, reminder flyers and provision of cleaning supplies at the start of clinical rotations for housestaff, medical students, and attending physicians. Hand hygiene rates did not change significantly with rates between 58% and 63% while stethoscope hygiene remained at zero.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Health care-associated infection, Hand hygiene, Public health
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| Conflicts of interest: None to report. |
© 2017
Publié par Elsevier Masson SAS.
Vol 45 - N° 7
P. 811-812 - juillet 2017 Retour au numéro
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