"Stethoscopes" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Instruments intended to detect and study sound produced by the heart, lungs, or other parts of the body. (from UMDNS, 1999)
| Descriptor ID |
D019023
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.230.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Stethoscopes" by people in Profiles.
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Stethoscope barriers narrative review; It's time for a strategy unfriendly to multi-drug resistant organisms (MDROs). J Infect Public Health. 2024 Jun; 17(6):1001-1006.
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Our Third Hand: Stethoscope Hygiene in the Era of Alcohol-Resistant Organisms. Am J Med. 2023 06; 136(6):551-554.
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A new normal for the clinician's third hand: Stethoscope hygiene and infection prevention. Am J Infect Control. 2023 01; 51(1):114-118.
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Stethoscope - An essential diagnostic tool or a relic of the past? Hosp Pract (1995). 2021 Oct; 49(4):240-244.
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Community hospital stethoscope cleaning practices and contamination rates. Am J Infect Control. 2020 11; 48(11):1365-1369.
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Contemporary stethoscope cleaning practices: What we haven't learned in 150 years. Am J Infect Control. 2019 03; 47(3):238-242.
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Evaluation of a screening protocol using auscultation and portable echocardiography to detect asymptomatic rheumatic heart disease in Tongan schoolchildren. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Jul; 5(7):411-7.
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Accuracy of analog telephonic stethoscopy for pediatric telecardiology. Pediatrics. 2003 Oct; 112(4):780-6.