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A member asked:

If i had pneumonia in march, will the bacteria of the priori infection still be on my thermometer now? i washed it with hand soap, what if i didn't?

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The bacteria that: caused the pneumonia probably could not live that long on the thermometer,but,assuming that they could,soap wash would get rid of them. I see nothing to worry about. You are not going to reinfect yourself this way.

Answered 5/18/2016

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