• Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Dec 2014

    Risk of cross transmission with point-of-care ultrasound system: effect of a glass-sealed control panel on microbial contamination.

    • Armand Mekontso Dessap, Chloe Jansen, Florence Boissier, Keyvan Razazi, Nicolas de Prost, Gaël Michaud, Florence Cizeau, David Ducellier, Shariq Abid, Jean-Winoc Decousser, and Christian Brun-Buisson.
    • Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) Henri Mondor, Service de Réanimation Médicale, Groupe de Recherche Cardiovascular and Respiratory Manifestations of ARDS and Sepsis (CARMAS), Créteil, France.
    • Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Dec 1;35(12):1539-42.

    AbstractContamination of a point-of-care ultrasound system (POCUS) mainly involved electrocardiography accessories and included pathogenic microorganisms. The use of a glass-sealed control panel significantly facilitated its cleaning and reduced its bacterial contamination compared with a standard control panel. Overall hand hygiene compliance during examinations with POCUS was poor.

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