Transvaginal ultrasound probe contamination by the human papillomavirus in the emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 472-475

  Ma, Shuk Ting Christine ^a   Yeung, A C ^b   Chan, Paul Kay Sheung ^b   Graham, Colin A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; VIRUS DNA;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; EMERGENCY WARD; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS DNA TEST; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL PROBE; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA SMEAR; VIRUS DETECTION; WART VIRUS;

CROSS-INFECTIONS; DISINFECTION; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS; PAEDIATRIC RESUSCITATION; PREHOSPITAL CARE; RESUSCITATION; TRAUMA; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VENTILATION;

ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISINFECTION; DNA, VIRAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; PAPILLOMAVIRIDAE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VAGINA; VAGINAL SMEARS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878019620     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2012-201407     Document Type: Article

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