Effects of COVID-19 disinfection recommendations on microbial environment contamination: focus on emergency physicians’ stethoscopes and smartphones
The study shows an urgent need to regularly inform of the hygiene of the medical tools and COVID-19 does not really bring improvements in the matter. Particularly in emergency department, where physicians examine several patients per day and can possibly transmit pathogens. Int J Occup Med Environ Health. 2025;38(6):611-20.
Authors
- Prabakar Vaittinada Ayar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2043-3391)
- Bruno Ferrao
- Simone Nérome
- Pradeebane Vaittinada Ayar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8085-9621)
- Matthieu Gay
- Angèle Cassagne
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Inserm (FR)
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives (FR)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Hôpital Beaujon (FR)
- Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (FR)
- Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement (FR)
- CEA Paris-Saclay (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health
- Published
- 2025-12-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.13075/ijomeh.1896.02444
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00