An investigation of the microbiological contamination of ultrasound equipment

British Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 16-20

  Sykes, A ^a   Appleby, M ^a   Perry, J ^a   Gould, K ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decontamination guidelines; Disinfection; Microbiological contamination; Ultrasound equipment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548637356     PISSN: 14690446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14690446060070040501     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Abdullah Bjj, Mohd Yusof MY, Khoo BH (1998) Physical methods of reducing the transmission of nosocomial infections via ultrasound and probe. Clinical Radiology 53(3): 212-4.
2. Andrews JM (2001) BSAC working party on susceptibility testing. BSAC standardized disc susceptibility testing method. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 48(Supplement 1): 43-57.
3. Babb J. (2000) Decontamination of the environment, equipment and the skin: In: Ayliffe GAJ, Fraise AP, Geddes AM, Mitchell K. (Eds.). Control of hospital infection: A practical handbook (fourth edition). Arnold: London: 123.
4. Bello TO, Taiwo SS, Oparinde DP, Hassan WO, Amure JO (2005) Risk of nosocomial bacteria transmission: Evaluation of cleaning methods of probes for routine ultrasonography. West African Journal of Medicine 24(2): 167-70.
5. Damani NN (1997) Manual of infection control procedures. Greenwich Medical Media: 51.
6. Fowler C., McCracken D. (1999) US probes: Risk of cross-infection and ways to reduce it: Comparison of cleaning methods. Radiology 213: 299-300.
7. Hoffman P., Bradley C., Ayliffe G. (2004) Disinfection in health care (third edition). Blackwell Publishing: Oxford: 2, 13.
8. Hutchinson J., Runge W., Mulvey M., Norris G. (2004) Burkholderia cepacia infections associated with intrinsically contaminated ultrasound gel: The role of microbial degradation of parabens. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 25(4): 291-6.
9. Karadeniz YM, Kilic D., Altan SK, Altinok D., Guney S. (2001) Evaluation of the role of ultrasound machines as a source of nosocomial and cross-infection. Investigative Radiology 36(9): 554-8.
10. Kibria Smg, Kerr KG, Dave J., Gough MJ, Homer-Vanniasinkam S., Mavor Aid. (2002) Bacterial colonisation of doppler probes on vascular surgical wards. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery 23(3): 241-3.
11. McCulloch J. (2000) Infection control: Science, management and practice. Whurr Publishers: London: 147.
12. Mercier C. (1997) Infection control: Hospital and community. Stanley Thornes: Cheltenham: 122.
13. Ohara T., Itoh Y., Itoh K. (1998) Ultrasound instruments as possible vectors of staphylococcal infection. Journal of Hospital Infection 40(1): 73-7.
14. Ohara T., Itoh Y., Itoh K. (1999) Contaminated ultrasound probes: A possible source of nosocomial infections. Journal of Hospital Infection 43(1): 73.
15. Royal College of Nursing. (2004) Good practice in infection control: guidance for nursing staff. Royal College of Nursing: London: 5.
16. Weist K., Wendt C., Peterson LR, Versmold I., Ruden H. (2000) An outbreak of pyodermas among neonates caused by ultrasound gel contaminated with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 21(12): 761-4.
17. Wilson J. (2002) Infection control in clinical practice (second edition). Bailliere Tindall: Edinburgh: 225.