Emergency department ultrasonographic probe contamination and experimental model of probe disinfection

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 56-63

  Frazee, Bradley W ^a   Fahimi, Jahan ^a   Lambert, Larry ^a   Nagdev, Arun ^a  

^a Alameda County Medical CenterHighland Campus ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; ULTRASONOGRAPHIC PROBE;

BACTERIAL LOAD; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISINFECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 79959379469     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: 10976760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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