Friday, April 3

Study finds one-third of EMS stethoscopes infected with MRSA

A new study found that 16 of the 50 stethoscopes used by emergency medical service providers who visited a New Jersey hospital over a 24-hour period were contaminated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The finding shows that MRSA can be acquired even before patients reach the hospital, the study author said. More....

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