Performance of bedside diagnostic ultrasound in an Ebola isolation unit: the Emory University Hospital experience
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Isolation of Exosomes from the Plasma of HIV-1 Positive Individuals
Published on: January 5, 2016
Courtney C Moreno1, Colleen S Kraft, Sharon Vanairsdale
11 Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Objective:
Individuals with Ebola virus disease, a contagious and potentially lethal infection, are now being treated in specialized units in the United States. We describe Emory University's initial experience, current operating procedures, and ongoing planning with diagnostic ultrasound in the isolation unit.
Conclusion:
Ultrasound use has been limited to date. Future planning considerations include deciding what types of ultrasound studies will be performed, which personnel will acquire the images, and which ultrasound machine will be used.
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