DID YOU KNOW?
12.9 % of probes remain contaminated following low level disinfection¹.
up to 7 % of ultrasound probes were found to be contaminated with human papillomavirus (HPV) after disinfection with low level wipes² ³ ⁴.
up to 9 % of barrier sheaths and condoms leak⁵.
The recently published E-book tells all you need to know about disinfection and probe reprocessing: why it is needed, when it should be done, and how to do it.
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1. Leroy SJ, Infectious Risk of endovaginal and transrectal ultrasonography, Journal of Hospital Infection, 83(2):99-106, 2012. 2. Casalegno JS, Le Bail Carval K, Eibach D, Valdeyron ML, Lamblin G, Jacquemoud H, et al. High risk HPV contamination of endocavity vaginal ultrasound probes: an underestimated route of nosocomial infection? PLoS ONE, 7(10):e48137, 2012. 3. Ma ST, Yeung AC, Chan PK, Graham CA. Transvaginal ultrasound probe contamination by the human papillomavirus in the emergency department. Emergency Medicine Journal 30(6):472-5, 2013. 4. M’Zali F, Bounizra C, Leroy S, Mekki Y, Quentin-Noury C, Kann M. Persistence of Microbial Contamination on Transvaginal Ultrasound Probes despite Low-Level Disinfection Procedure. PLoS ONE, 9(4):e93368, 2014. 5. Vickery K, et al. Evaluation of an automated high-level disinfection technology for ultrasound transducers, Journal of Infection and Public Health, 7(2):153-160, 2014.
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