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| Title |
Use of 90% ethanol to decontaminate stethoscopes in resource limited settings
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| Published in |
Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13756-017-0224-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Bijendra Raj Raghubanshi, Supriya Sapkota, Arjab Adhikari, Aman Dutta, Utsuk Bhattarai, Rastriyata Bhandari |
| Abstract |
In developing countries like Nepal, 90% ethanol is cheap and is available in most hospitals. The unavailability of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) in these settings led us to compare the efficacy between 90% ethanol and isopropyl alcohol pads in reducing the bacterial contamination of diaphragm of stethoscope. A randomized blinded experimental study was carried out to determine the difference between cleaning stethoscopes with 90% ethanol and IPA. Cultures of diaphragm were taken before and after cleaning with one of the cleaning agent. Colony forming units (CFU) count and organism identification was done by a blinded investigator. CFU before and after cleaning were compared using Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Mann Whitney U test was used to compare the decrease in CFU count between the cleaning agents. About 30% of the stethoscopes harbored potential pathogens. Significant reduction in CFU was observed with both IPA (Wilcoxon signed-rank test, P value <0.001) and 90% ethanol (Wilcoxon signed-rank test, P value <0.001). Comparing median decrease in CFU between cleaning with IPA and with 90% ethanol, no significant difference was found (Mann Whitney U test; U = 1357, P value >0.05). Both 90% ethanol and IPA are equally effective in decontaminating the diaphragm of stethoscope. Selection of agent should be done on the basis of cost and availability. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 6 | 30% |
| Ireland | 1 | 5% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 5% |
| Thailand | 1 | 5% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 5% |
| United States | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 9 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 16 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 10% |
| Scientists | 1 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 22 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 4 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 18% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 2 | 9% |
| Lecturer | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 18% |
| Unknown | 5 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 27% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 14% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 5% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Unknown | 6 | 27% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 September 2017.
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#2,038,575
of 25,250,629 outputs
Outputs from Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
#225
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#38,119
of 323,156 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control
#8
of 35 outputs
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