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[Synthetic ultrasound blocks and contact gels in sonography: hygienically satisfactory?]
F Kainberger1, W Koller, E Lessky
1II. Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Abteilung für diagnostische Radiologie, Wien/Osterreich.
Ultraschall in Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)
|August 1, 1988
Abstract:
Different sponge-like plastic blocks and several samples of two coupling gels used during small-parts real-time sonography were investigated microbiologically. Whereas the coupling gels showed no contamination a great deal of different bacteria could be found on the plastic blocks. These findings lead to a restricted use of those devices especially when investigating immunocompromised patients. Sufficient procedures of decontamination do not exist. Because of the relative high purchase cost the one-way use of plastic blocks is uneconomical.