The use of vaginal specula in improving infection control.
Sarah Tattersall reports on an initiative to encourage GP practices to comply with best practice in infection control by providing evidence on the advantages of purchasing single-use vaginal specula.
Tattersall
Sarah
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Salford Primary Care Trust.
D019985:Benchmarking; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D005194:Family Practice / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D016357:Infection Control Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration; D008485:Medical Audit; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013242:Sterilization / Q000592:standards; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000295:instrumentation*