title: Guidelines for Cleaning Transvaginal Ultrasound Transducers Between Patients.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to provide guidance regarding the cleaning and disinfection of transvaginal ultrasound probes. These recommendations are also applicable to transrectal probes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Electronic address: Jabramowicz@bsd.uchicago.edu.
authors.forename: Jacques S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Abramowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Sciences (Emeritus), School of Medicine, University of Leicester, UK.
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.affiliation: Basic Radiologic Sciences Division, Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: J Brian
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Fowlkes
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Emeritus), Lund University, University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
authors.forename: Karel
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Maršal
authors.affiliation: Therapy Ultrasound, Division of Radiotherapy & Imaging, Joint Department of Physics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK.
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: terHaar
mesh_terms: D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*
keywords: Infection control; Transducer cleaning; Ultrasound