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Guidelines for Cleaning Transvaginal Ultrasound Transducers Between Patients

Abramowicz, Jacques S. ; Evans, David H. ; Fowlkes, J. Brian ; Maršal, Karel LU and terHaar, Gail (2017) In Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology 43(5). p.1076-1079
Abstract

The purpose of this article is to provide guidance regarding the cleaning and disinfection of transvaginal ultrasound probes. These recommendations are also applicable to transrectal probes.

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keywords
Infection control, Transducer cleaning, Ultrasound
in
Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
volume
43
issue
5
pages
1076 - 1079
publisher
Elsevier
external identifiers
  • pmid:28190623
  • wos:000402485000022
  • scopus:85012908614
ISSN
0301-5629
DOI
10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2017.01.002
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English
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