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Risk of Cross Transmission with Point-of-Care Ultrasound System: Effect of a Glass-Sealed Control Panel on Microbial Contamination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2016

Armand Mekontso Dessap ,
Chloe Jansen ,
Florence Boissier ,
Keyvan Razazi ,
Nicolas de Prost ,
Gaël Michaud ,
Florence Cizeau ,
David Ducellier ,
Shariq Abid  and
Jean-Winoc Decousser
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Armand Mekontso Dessap*
Affiliation:
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 Université Paris-Est Créteil, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France Institut National de Santé de la Recherche Médicale, Unité U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
Chloe Jansen
Affiliation:
AP-HP, CHU Henri Mondor, Unité Contrôle Epidémiologie et Prévention de l’Infection, Créteil, France
Florence Boissier
Affiliation:
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 Université Paris-Est Créteil, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France Institut National de Santé de la Recherche Médicale, Unité U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
Keyvan Razazi
Affiliation:
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 Institut National de Santé de la Recherche Médicale, Unité U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
Nicolas de Prost
Affiliation:
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 Université Paris-Est Créteil, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France Institut National de Santé de la Recherche Médicale, Unité U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
Gaël Michaud
Affiliation:
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
Florence Cizeau
Affiliation:
AP-HP, CHU Henri Mondor, Unité Contrôle Epidémiologie et Prévention de l’Infection, Créteil, France
David Ducellier
Affiliation:
AP-HP, CHU Henri Mondor, Unité Contrôle Epidémiologie et Prévention de l’Infection, Créteil, France
Shariq Abid
Affiliation:
Institut National de Santé de la Recherche Médicale, Unité U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
Jean-Winoc Decousser
Affiliation:
Université Paris-Est Créteil, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France AP-HP, CHU Henri Mondor, Département de Virologie, Bactériologie-Hygiène, Parasitologie-Mycologie, Créteil, France
Christian Brun-Buisson
Affiliation:
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 Université Paris-Est Créteil, Faculté de Médecine, Créteil, France Institut National de Santé de la Recherche Médicale, Unité U955, IMRB, Créteil, France
*
Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Henri Mondor, 51 Avenue du Mal de Lattre de Tassigny, 94 010 Créteil Cedex, France (armand.dessap@hmn.aphp.fr).
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Abstract

Contamination 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.

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2014;35(12):1539–1542

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 35 , Issue 12 , December 2014 , pp. 1539 - 1542
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© 2014 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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