Physicians' Stethoscopes More Contaminated Than Palms of Their Hands (VIDEO)

Elsevier Health Sciences

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A comparative analysis shows that stethoscope diaphragms are more contaminated than the physician's own thenar eminence (group of muscles in the palm of the hand) following a physical examination.

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<I>Mayo Clinic Proceedings</I>

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