Studies about disinfection in ultrasonography

Bibliography on ultrasound probe disinfection

Infection risk with vaginal ultrasound probe and probe covers
Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
Infection patients échographie externe

Name of the Document	Title of the study	Year	Author	Subject
1.InfectRisk.VagProbe.Jimenez.1993	Sheathing of the Endovaginal Ultrasound Probe: Is It Adequate ?	1993	Jimenez	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie vaginale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with vaginal ultrasound probe and probe covers
2.InfectRisk.VagProbe.Hignett.1995	High Rates of Perforation Are Found in Endovaginal Ultrasound Probe Covers Before and After Oocyte Retrieval for in Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer	1995	Hignett	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie vaginale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with vaginal ultrasound probe and probe covers
3.InfectRisk.VagProbe.Rooks.1996	Comparison of probe sheaths for endovaginal sonography	1996	Rooks	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie vaginale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with vaginal ultrasound probe and probe covers
4.InfectRisk.VagProbe.Storment.1997	Ineffectiveness of latex condoms in preventing contamination of the transvaginal ultrasound transducer head	1997	Storment	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie vaginale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with vaginal ultrasound probe and probe covers
5.InfectRisk.VagProbe.Milki.1998	Vaginal ultrasound probe cover leakage: implications for patient care	1998	Milki	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie vaginale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with vaginal ultrasound probe and probe covers
6.InfectRisk.VagProbe.English.1999	SELECTION AND USE OF DISINFECTANTS FOR TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND PROBES	1999	English	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie vaginale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with vaginal ultrasound probe and probe covers
7.InfectRisk.VagProbe.Amis.2000	Assessment of condoms as probe covers for transvaginal sonography	2000	Amis	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie vaginale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with vaginal ultrasound probe and probe covers
8.InfectRisk.RectProbe.Masood.2007	Condom perforation during transrectal ultrasound guided (TRUS) prostate biopsies: a potential infection risk	2007	Masood	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie rectale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with rectal ultrasound probe and probe covers
9.InfectRisk.VagRectProbe.Kac.2010	Evaluation of Ultraviolet C for Disinfection of Endocavitary Ultrasound Transducers Persistently Contaminated Despite Probe Covers	2010	Kac	Risque infectieux lié à la sonde d’échographie vaginale et rectale avec usage de protections jetables Infection risk with vaginal and rectal ultrasound probe and probe covers
10.InfectRisk.VagProbe.Bataillon.2009	CONTROLE MICROBIOLOGIQUE DE LA DÉSINFECTION DE SONDES ENDOVAGINALE ET D'ÉCHOGRAPHIE TRANSOESOPHAGIENNE AU CHU DE RENNES	2009	Bataillon	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie vaginale et ETO avec usage de protections jetables et d’une Désinfection de Bas Niveau (lingette + spray) Infection risk with vaginal and TE ultrasound probes and probe covers and Low Level Disinfection (towel + spray)
12.InfectRisk.UsProbe.Weinberg.2009	Ultrasound Transducer Disinfection - An Examination of Cleaning and Disinfection Practices for Surface and Intracavity Transducers	2009	Weinberg	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes et endocavitaires Infection risk with external and endocavitary ultrasound probes
13.InfectRisk.ExtProbe.Abdullah.1998	Physical Methods of Reducing the Transmission of Nosocomial Infections Via Ultrasound and Probe	1998	ABDULLAH	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une protection jetable Infection risk with external probes and probe cover
14.InfectRisk.TEProbe.Fritz.1993	Use of a latex cover sheath for transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) instead of regular disinfection of the echoscope?	1993	Fritz	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie ETO avec une protection jetable Infection risk with TE probes and probe cover
15.LLD.ExternalProbe.Eshraghi.1993	Ultrasound Probes Vector Role in Nosocomial Infection in Imam Reza Hospital	2009	Eshraghi	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
16.LLD.ExternalProbe.Sabih.2009	Ultrasound scan : Coupling gel as a potential source of infection	2009	Sabih	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
17.LLD.ExternalProbe.Lytle.2009	Microbiologic contamination of ultrasound transducers utilized by anesthesiologists in the operating room and ICU	2009	Lytle	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
18.LLD.ExternalProbe.Mirza.2008	Cleaning Methods for Ultrasound Probes	2008	Mirza	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
19.LLD.ExternalProbe.Mullaney.2007	How clean is your probe? Microbiological assessment of ultrasound transducers in routine clinical use, and cost-effective ways to reduce contamination	2007	Mullaney	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
20.LLD.ExternalProbe.Kac.2007	Evaluation of a new disinfection procedure for ultrasound probes using ultraviolet light	2007	Kac	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
21.LLD.ExternalProbe.Schabrun.2006	Are therapeutic ultrasound units a potential vector for nosocomial infection?	2006	Schabrun	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
22.LLD.ExternalProbe.Sykes.2006	An investigation of the microbiological contamination of ultrasound equipment	2006	Sykes	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
23.LLD.ExternalProbe.Kibria.2002	Bacterial colonisation of doppler probes on vascular surgical wards.	2002	Kibria	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
24.LLD.ExternalProbe.Bello.2005	Risk of nosocomial bacteria transmission: evaluation of cleaning methods of probes used for routine ultrasonography , Bello TO and al. 2005	2005	BELLO	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
25.LLD.ExternalProbe.Ridge.2005	Sonographers and the Fight Against Nosocomial Infections How Are We Doing?	2005	Ridge	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
26.LLD.ExternalProbe.Karadenz.2001	Evaluation of the Role of Ultrasound Machines as a Source of Nosocomial and Cross-Infection.	2001	Karadenz	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
27.LLD.ExternalProbe.Muradali.1995	Can Ultrasound Probes and Coupling Gel Be a Source of Nosocomial Infection in Patients Undergoing Sonography? An In Vivo and In Vitro Study	1995	Muradali	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
28.LLD.ExternalProbe.Fowler.1999	US Probes: Risk of Cross Infection and Ways to Reduce It - Comparison of Cleaning Methods	1999	Fowler	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
29.LLD.ExternalProbe.Ryan.1995	Infection Control in the Vascular Laboratory	1995	Ryan	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
30.LLD.ExternalProbe.Spencer.1988	Ultrasound scanning of post-operative wounds — the risks of cross-infection	1988	Spencer	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
31.LLD.ExternalProbe.Patterson.1996	Microbiologic assessment of the transabdominal ultrasound transducer head.	1996	Patterson	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
32.LLD.ExternalProbe.Tesch.1997	Sonography machines as a source of infection	1997	Tesch	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
33.LLD.ExternalProbe.Ohara.1998	Ultrasound Instruments as Possible Vectors of Staphylococcal Infection.	1998	Ohara	Risque infectieux lié aux sondes d’échographie externes avec une désinfection de niveau bas Infection risk with external probes and Low Level Disinfection
34.RectalProbeDisinfection.Rutala.2007	Disinfection of a Probe Used in Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy	2007	Rutala	Désinfection de la sonde d’échographie rectale Disinfection of rectal ultrasound probe
35.PatientInfection.ExternalProbe.Lucero.2007	Investigation of a Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak	2007	Lucero	Infection patients échographie externe Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (external probe)
36.PatientInfection.ExternalProbe.O'Doherty.1989	Risk of Staphylococcus Aureus Transmission during Ultrasound Investigation	1989	O'Doherty	Infection patients échographie externe Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (external probe)
37.PatientInfection.ExternalProbe.Weist.2000	An outbreak of pyodermas among neonates caused by ultrasound gel contaminated with methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus.	2000	Weist	Infection patients échographie externe Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (external probe)
38.PatientInfection.ExternalProbe.Jacobson.2006	Sustained Endemicity of Burkholderia cepacia Complex in a Pediatric Institution, Associated With Contaminated Ultrasound Gel	2006	Jacobson	Infection patients échographie externe Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (external probe)
39.PatientInfection.RectalProbe.Keizur.1993	Iatrogenic urinary tract infection with pseudomonas cepacia after transrectal ultrasound guided needle biopsy of the prostate	1993	Keizur	Infection patients échographie rectale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (rectal probe)
40.PatientInfection.VagProbe.Gaillot.1998	Nosocomial Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae Producing SHV-5 Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase, Originating from a Contaminated Ultrasonography Coupling Gel	1998	Gaillot	Infection patients échographie vaginale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (vaginal probe)
41.PatientInfection.RectalProbe.Stricof.2007	Possible HIV Transmission Associated with a Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) Prostate Biopsy	2007	Stricof	Infection patients échographie rectale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (rectal probe)
42.PatientInfection.VaglProbe.Lesourd.2000	Case Report, Transmissions of hepatitis C virus during the ancillary procedures for assisted conception	2000	LESOURD	Infection patients échographie vaginale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (vaginal probe)
43.PatientInfection.RectProbe.Hutchinson.2004	BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH INTRINSICALLYCONTAMINATED ULTRASOUND GEL: THE ROLE OF MICROBIAL DEGRADATION OF PARABENS	2004	Hutchinson	Infection patients échographie rectale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (rectal probe)
44.PatientInfection.RectProbe.Gillespie.2005	Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections After Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy	2005	Gillespie	Infection patients échographie rectale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (rectal probe)
45.PatientInfection.RectProbe.Lessa.2008 46.PatientInfection.RectProbe.Lessa.2008	Risk of infections associated with improperly reprocessed transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy equipment	2008	Lessa	Infection patients échographie rectale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (rectal probe)
47.PatientInfection.RectProbe.Barron.2008	Hospital Admission Post Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy	2008	Barron	Infection patients échographie rectale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (rectal probe)
48.PatientInfection.RectProbe.Tuncel.2008	Does Disposable Needle Guide Minimize Infectious Complications After Transrectal Prostate Needle Biopsy?	2008	Tuncel	Infection patients échographie rectale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (rectal probe)
49.PatientInfection.VagtProbe.Lebail.2005 50.PatientInfection.VagtProbe.Lebail.2004	L’hygiène en consultation de gynécologie-obstétrique Des particularités ? Désinfection des sondes d’échographie endocavitaires	2005 2004	LeBail	Infection patients échographie vaginale Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (vaginal probe)
51.PatientInfection.TEProbe.Boyce.2003	A nosocomial outbreak of Legionella pneumophila caused by contaminated transesophageal echocardiography probes, 2003 [ETO]	2003	Boyce	Infection patients échographie ETO Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (TE probe)
52.PatientInfection.TEProbe.Kanemitsu.2007	An increased incidence of Enterobacter cloacae in a cardiovascular ward	2007	Kanemitsu	Infection patients échographie ETO Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (TE probe)
53.PatientInfection.TEProbe.Voth.2005	Serratia marcescens (SM) pulmonary infections in a cardiothoracic intensive care unit (CTICU)	2005	Voth	Infection patients échographie ETO Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (TE probe)
54.PatientInfection.TEProbe.2006	TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, INSUFFICIENT CLEANING PRACTICES AND LAX EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, AND ESCHERICHIA COLI - A BREAKDOWN IN INFECTION CONTROL	2006		Infection patients échographie ETO Patients infection during ultrasound diagnosis (TE probe)
55.PracticeCompliance.Nigeria.2009	Assessment of Infection Control Techniques Practised by Sonographers in Private Ultrasound Laboratories in Enugu and Ebonyi States, South-Eastern Nigeria	2009		Standard Practice Compliance
56.PracticeCompliance.VagProbe.France.2004	Hygiène en consultation de gynécologie obstétrique : résultats de deux enquêtes	2004	Baron	Standard Practice Compliance
57.PracticeCompliance.France.2008	GAINES DE PROTECTION A USAGE UNIQUE ET TRAITEMENT DU MATERIEL CONCERNE Enquête déclarative auprès des établissements de santé de la région Nord/Pas-de-Calais Antenne régionale CCLIN Paris Nord	2008		Standard Practice Compliance
58.PracticeCompliance.France.2009	Gaines de protection, Retour d’expérience, Groupement Hospitalier Sud Monique HULIN Groupement Hospitalier E . Herriot Hospices Civils de Lyon	2009	Gardes	Standard Practice Compliance
59.PracticeCompliance.UK.2003	Establishing a Protocol for the Cleaning and Sterilisation/Disinfection of Ultrasound Transducers	2003	Backhouse	Standard Practice Compliance
60.PracticeCompliance.USA.1993	Infection Control for Today's Sonographer	1993	Coxen	Standard Practice Compliance
61.PracticeCompliance.USA.1997	Do Sonographers Practice Proper Infection Control Techniques?	1997	Kartaginer	Standard Practice Compliance
62.PracticeCompliance.USA.VagProbe.2002	Endovaginal Ultrasound, Prevalence and Method of Transducer Disinfection in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs	2002	Sierzenski	Standard Practice Compliance
63.PracticeCompliance.USA.TEProbe.2003	Utilization of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiography during Repair of Congenital Cardiac Defects: A Survey of North American Centers	2003	GEOFFREYSTEVENSON	Standard Practice Compliance

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