Evaluation of procedures for decontaminating ultrasound probes

Journal of Medical Ultrasonics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-14

  Hayashi, Shunji ^a   Koibuchi, Harumi ^a   Taniguchi, Nobuyuki ^a   Hirai, Yoshikazu ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial transmission; Ethanol; Nosocomial infection; Paper towel; Ultrasound probe

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CLEANING; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISINFECTION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84855294019     PISSN: 13464523     EISSN: 16132254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10396-011-0332-9     Document Type: Article

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