Hand is the main medium of transfer of bacteria.
This also applies in the hospital , where workers apply strict standards in terms of hygiene and sterilization . However, a study by investigators Geneva University Hospitals , Switzerland , found the doctor's stethoscope was more contaminated with bacteria than their hands .
In the report of the medical journal Mayo Clinic Proceedings issue of March 2014, the investigation team leader Didier Pittet said stethoscope is a tool that is often used by doctors and health workers throughout the day . Stethoscope in direct contact with the patient's skin and into the residence of thousands of bacteria from the previous inspection .
The bacteria that settle in the stethoscope is very varied , including Staphylococcus aureus resistant to meticilin ( MRSA ) , an antibiotic of the penicillin class . This bacterium is causing the infection is difficult to treat . MRSA is a major problem in hospitals , prisons , and nursing homes . Patients with open wounds and low immunity are more susceptible to infection .
According to Pittet , viewed from the perspective of patient safety and infection management , stethoscope can be regarded as an extension of the hands of doctors and health workers . It should always be sterilized stethoscope after contact with the patient .
" In our opinion , the stethoscope is the most potential intermediary in the transfer of bacteria , " said Pittet , who also served as the Director of Program Management Infection and Cooperation Centre for the World Health Organization Patient Safety at the University Hospital of Geneva .
In this study , there were 71 patients included . They were examined by a doctor who uses sterile gloves and stethoscopes . After inspection , parts hose and stethoscope membrane and examined to determine the presence and amount of bacteria . The team also examined some of the hands of doctors, such as the backs of the hands , fingertips and palm .
The results showed membranes contaminated with bacteria than the stethoscope over all parts of the hands of doctors , except the tip of the finger . The fingertip is the most heavily populated area than the other bacteria . Part hose stethoscope even more filthy than the back of the doctor's hand .
Similar results were also found in the investigation of the presence of MRSA bacteria after doctors examining a patient who has a colony of bacteria. The results of this study indicate health workers should be alert to disinfect the stethoscope after use .
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