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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2019

Greg R. Faulx ,
Erica L. Emig ,
Heba Alhmidi ,
Yilen K. Ng-Wong ,
Thriveen S.C. Mana ,
Jennifer L. Cadnum  and
Curtis J. Donskey
Greg R. Faulx
Affiliation:
Shaker Heights High School, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Erica L. Emig
Affiliation:
Hawken High School, Gates Mills, Ohio
Heba Alhmidi
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Yilen K. Ng-Wong
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Thriveen S.C. Mana
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Jennifer L. Cadnum
Affiliation:
Research Service, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Curtis J. Donskey*
Affiliation:
Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
*
Author for correspondence: Curtis J. Donskey, E-mail: Curtis. [email protected]
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , February 2020 , pp. 244 - 246
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© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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