---
title: 'The Dirty Truth About Stethoscopes: An Overlooked Infection Risk'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/the-dirty-truth-about-stethoscopes-an-overlooked-infection-risk'
show: 'First Case'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/first-case'
published: '2025-03-10'
audio: 'https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/firstcase/FC_SR_ScottMader.mp3'
---

# The Dirty Truth About Stethoscopes: An Overlooked Infection Risk

A Special Release interview with Scott Mader

## Summary

Ever think about how clean your stethoscope really is? 🤔 On this special release episode of _First Case_, we’re teaming up with _Transmission Control_ to tackle a hidden but serious infection risk—stethoscope hygiene!

Join us as we chat with Scott Mader, CEO & Founder of AseptiScope, about how stethoscopes can become overlooked vectors for infection and what we can do to fix it.

Spoiler: You _might_ want to clean your stethoscope after this episode! 😷

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