Infection Prevention references
The following resources might be helpful when considering infection control and prevention in ultrasound:
AXREM, BMUS and SCoR (2020) Ultrasound Transducer Decontamination – Best Practice Summary. Available at: https://www.sor.org/sites/default/files/images/best_practice_summary_-_probe_decontamination_-_final_13_02_2020.pdf
AXREM, BMUS and SCoR (2020) Ultrasound Transducer Decontamination – Best Practice Summary poster. Available at: https://www.sor.org/sites/default/files/images/probe_decontamination_a4_poster_pr3_final_12.02.20.pdf
Bradley, C.R., Hoffman, P.N., Egan, K., Jacobson, S.K., Colville, A., Spencer, W., Larkin, S., and Jenks, P.J. (2018). Guidance for the decontamination of intracavity medical devices: the report of a working group of the Healthcare Infection Society. Journal of Hospital Infection, 100 (1): 1-10. Available at: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195670118304146
World Health Organisation (WHO) Cleaning and disinfection of environmental surfaces in the context of COVID-19. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications-detail/cleaning-and-disinfection-of-environmental-surfaces-inthe-context-of-covid-19
Course:
World Health Organisation. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Available at: https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-IPC-EN.