Efficacy of a wearable ultraviolet-C light device for semiautomated decontamination of stethoscopes between each use

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Faulx, Greg R. [1 ]
Emig, Erica L. [2 ]
Alhmidi, Heba [3 ]
Ng-Wong, Yilen K. [3 ]
Mana, Thriveen S. C. [3 ]
Cadnum, Jennifer L. [3 ]
Donskey, Curtis J. [4 ,5 ]
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[1] Shaker Hts High Sch, Shaker Hts, OH USA
[2] Hawken High Sch, Gates Mills, OH USA
[3] Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Med Ctr, Res Serv, Cleveland, OH USA
[4] Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Med Ctr, Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
[5] Case Western Reserve Univ, Sch Med, Cleveland, OH 44106 USA
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DISINFECTION;
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10.1017/ice.2019.324
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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