Contamina？？o bacteriana de estetoscópios das unidades de pediatria em um hospital universitário

evaluation of the contamination of stethoscopes used in pediatric units of a hospital and emergency service showed that 87% of them presented contaminated diaphragms. coagulase-negative staphylococcus was the microorganism most frequently isolated. the resistance to antibiotics indicates that stethoscopes should be considered to be an important vehicle for disseminating bacteria resistant to antibiotics.