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Infections Associated with Use of Ultrasound Transmission Gel: Proposed Guidelines to Minimize Risk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Susan C. Oleszkowicz ,
Paul Chittick ,
Victoria Russo ,
Paula Keller ,
Matthew Sims  and
Jeffrey Band
Susan C. Oleszkowicz*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan
Paul Chittick
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan
Victoria Russo
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan
Paula Keller
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan
Matthew Sims
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan
Jeffrey Band
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Royal Oak, Michigan
*
Department of Epidemiology, Beaumont Health System, 3601 West 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073 (soleszkowicz@beaumont.edu)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 33 , Issue 12 , December 2012 , pp. 1235 - 1237
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2012

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