Assessment of condoms as probe covers for transvaginal sonography

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 295-298

  Amis, Shamim ^a,b   Ruddy, Michael ^a   Kibbler, Christopher C ^a   Economides, Demetri L ^a   MacLean, Allan B ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection control; Probe contamination; Transvaginal; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LATEX;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONDOM; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; VIRUS CULTURE;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIALS; CONDOMS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA;

EID: 0033929249     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0096(200007/08)28:6<295::AID-JCU5>3.0.CO;2-G     Document Type: Article

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