Decontamination of transvaginal ultrasound probes: Review of national practice and need for national guidelines

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1069-1077

  Gray, R A ^a   Williams, P L ^a   Dubbins, P A ^a   Jenks, P J ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ELECTROLYSIS; ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MECHANICAL PROBE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PERFORATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIGMOIDOSCOPE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRAVIOLET C RADIATION; VIRAL CONTAMINATION;

ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; STERILIZATION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA;

EID: 84866975101     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: 1365229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2012.02.015     Document Type: Article

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