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Radiology, Vol 133, 243-244, Copyright © 1979 by Radiological Society of North America

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Bacteriologic flora on diagnostic ultrasonic transducers

GA Gooding and WJ DeMartini

In a study to determine the presence of bacteria on ultrasonic transducers, the authors found micro-organisms in 82% of cultures. The results show that 70% isopropyl alcohol is not a consistently effective germicide for the sterilization of transducers. The presence of bacteria, however, appears to be of little clinical consequence.




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