Using Digital Stethoscopes in Remote Patient Assessment via Wireless Networks: the User’s Perspective Raj Gururajan School of Information Systems, University of Southern Queensland Email: [email protected] Heng-Sheng Tsai Office of Research Operations, University of Southern Queensland Email: [email protected] Haoyu Chen School of Information Systems, University of Southern Quee...

CONTEXT The stethoscope is a universal tool in the hospital that is in direct contact with many patients and can therefore be a vector in the dissemination of bacterial infections. OBJECTIVE To research the presence of bacteria, fungi and yeast on the stethoscope diaphragm and the resistance of bacteria to antimicrobial drugs. DESIGN Descriptive, prospective, non-controlled. SETTING A ter...