Comparison of methods for evaluating bacterial contamination of ultrasound probes

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 187-192

  Koibuchi, Harumi ^a   Hayashi, Shunji ^a   Kotani, Kazuhiko ^a   Fujii, Yasutomo ^a   Konno, Kei ^a   Hirai, Yoshikazu ^a   Taniguchi, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Coagulase negative Staphylococcus; Nosocomial infection; Probe imprinting; Ultrasound probe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 72549100943     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-009-0230-6     Document Type: Article

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