Risk of nosocomial bacteria transmission: Evaluation of cleaning methods of probes used for routine ultrasonography

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-170

  Bello, Tope O ^a   Taiwo, S S ^a   Oparinde, D P ^a   Hassan, W O ^a   Amure, J O ^a  

^a Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infection; US probes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; KLEBSIELLA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABDOMEN; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GELS; HUMANS; NIGERIA; RADIOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 23044452978     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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