Ultrasound scan as a potential source of nosocomial and cross-infection: a literature review

Radiologia Brasileira

André Hadyme Miyague¹  Fernando Marum Mauad¹  Wellington De Paula Martins¹  Augusto César Garcia Benedetti¹  Ana Elizabeth Gomes De Melo Tavares Ferreira¹  Francisco Mauad-filho¹ 

关键词: Ultrasonography;    Transvaginal transducer;    Cleaning;    Disinfection;    Ultrassom;    Transdutor endovaginal;    Higienização;    Desinfecção;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0100-3984.2014.0002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

AbstractThe authors review the main concepts regarding the importance of cleaning/disinfection of ultrasonography probes, aiming a better comprehension by practitioners and thus enabling strategies to establish a safe practice without compromising the quality of the examination and the operator productivity. In the context of biosafety, it is imperative to assume that contact with blood or body fluids represents a potential source of infection. Thus, in order to implement cleaning/disinfection practice, it is necessary to understand the principles of infection control, to consider the cost/benefit ratio of the measures to be implemented, and most importantly, to comprehend that such measures will not only benefit the health professional and the patient, but the society as a whole.

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