Bacterial contamination and cleanliness of emergency department ultrasound probes

Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 384-389

  Sanz, Geoffrey E ^a,b   Theoret, Jonathan ^b,c   Liao, Michael M ^b   Erickson, Catherine ^b   Kendall, John L ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contamination; Methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus; Mrsa; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DEVICES; ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SANITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ULTRASOUND PROBE;

COLORADO; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84857428362     PISSN: 14818035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/8000.2011.110409     Document Type: Article

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