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Koibuchi H, Tsuda K, Taniguchi N, et al. The effectiveness of "Protex" for disinfection of the ultrasound probe. J Med Ultrason (2001). 2012;40(2):175-6doi: 10.1007/s10396-012-0404-5.
Koibuchi, H., Tsuda, K., Taniguchi, N., Shimada, I., Miyazawa, T., & Sawada, T. (2013). The effectiveness of "Protex" for disinfection of the ultrasound probe. Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001), 40(2), 175-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-012-0404-5
Koibuchi, Harumi, et al. "The effectiveness of "Protex" for disinfection of the ultrasound probe." Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) vol. 40,2 (2013): 175-6. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10396-012-0404-5
Koibuchi H, Tsuda K, Taniguchi N, Shimada I, Miyazawa T, Sawada T. The effectiveness of "Protex" for disinfection of the ultrasound probe. J Med Ultrason (2001). 2013 Apr;40(2):175-6. doi: 10.1007/s10396-012-0404-5. Epub 2012 Oct 12. PMID: 27277109.
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J Med Ultrason (2001). 2013 Apr;40(2):175-6. doi: 10.1007/s10396-012-0404-5. Epub 2012 Oct 12.

The effectiveness of "Protex" for disinfection of the ultrasound probe.

Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001)

Harumi Koibuchi, Kyoko Tsuda, Nobuyuki Taniguchi, Isamu Shimada, Tadashi Miyazawa, Takeo Sawada

Affiliations

  1. Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan. [email protected].
  2. Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.
  3. Division of Clinical Laboratory, Jichi Medical University Hospital, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.

PMID: 27277109 DOI: 10.1007/s10396-012-0404-5

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of "Protex" (Parker; Fairfield, NJ, USA) for disinfection of ultrasound probes. We examined bacterial contamination on ultrasound probes that were wiped with a plain paper towel, with a plain and an ethanol-soaked paper towel, or with a plain and Protex-soaked paper towel. The plain paper towel was used to remove the gel, and was contaminated by large numbers of bacteria, but the use of ethanol-soaked paper towels and that of paper towels soaked in Protex™ broad-spectrum disinfectant (Parker: Fairfield, NJ, USA) reduced those numbers markedly.

Keywords: Disinfection; Probe; Protex

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