Ultrasound probes as a possible vector of bacterial transmission.

Ultrasound probes are usually in a direct contact with the skin when used for detecting pathologic abnormalities. The probe could be a vector of bacterial transmission, but there have been few studies on this topic.We have made such studies, briefly reviewing 1)the conditions governing a possible ba...

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Published in:Medical Ultrasonography Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 41 - 45
Main Authors: Koibuchi, Harumi, Kotani, Kazuhiko, Taniguchi, Nobuyuki
Format: review Journal Article
Published: Romanian Society of Ultrasonography in Medicine & Biology Mar2013
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