Guidelines for transoesophageal echocardiographic probe cleaning and disinfection from the British Society of Echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Kanagala, P ^a   Bradley, C ^b   Hoffman, P ^c   Steeds, R P ^b  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Probe cleaning; Probe disinfection; Transoesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PERACETIC ACID;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; CLEANING; CONFERENCE PAPER; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HAND WASHING; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MECHANICAL PROBE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL STAFF; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SALMONELLA; STAFF TRAINING; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; UNITED KINGDOM; VARIANT CREUTZFELDT JAKOB DISEASE AGENT; VIRUS INFECTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84856375088     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jer095     Document Type: Conference Paper

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