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Need To Know Facts

We urge you to familiarize yourself with the data available on ultrasound transducer contamination. The health and safety of your patients and staff depends on it. No more excuses, make a world of difference immediately. An investment in Nanosonics Trophon EPR pays for itself. You'll be glad you were proactive in infection control.

• 1 in 25 patients will acquire an infection during a hospital stay

• HAIs cost the U.S. up to $147 billion annually in direct and indirect costs

• Up to 70% of HAIs are preventable using existing infection prevention practices

• Of the 1.7 million people infected in U.S. hospitals, 98,987 die, As a result, there are more efforts around controlling and preventing HAIs than ever before

• 12.9% of transducers are contaminated with pathogenic bacteria following routine disinfection

• Up to 7.5% of Transvaginal ultrasound transducers were found to have HPV DNA, a known cause of cervical cancer, after low-level disinfection with wipes

• Up to 9% of barrier sheaths and condoms leak

• One of the Top 5 non-compliance findings by The Joint Commission is reducing the risk of infections associated with medical devices or equipment

• HPV is associated with 99.7% of cervical cancer. Ultrasound probes are a potential source of HPV infection as studies show 3-7% of Transvaginal ultrasound probes remain contaminated with high-risk HPV DNA after ultrasound examinations and routine disinfection

• HPV can survive and remain infectious on surfaces for days, even when treated with common disinfectants

• Commonly used disinfectants do not kill natural infectious, high-risk HPV.

_{Meyers, J., et al., Susceptibility of high-risk human papillomavirus type 16 to clinical disinfectants. J Antimicrob Chemother, 2014.}
_{Casalegno et al., High Risk HPV Contamination of Endocavity Vaginal Ultrasound Probes: An Underestimated Route of Nosocomial Infection?, PLOS ONE, Oct 2012, Volume 7, Issue 10}
_{M’Zali et al., Persistence of microbial contamination on transvaginal ultrasound probes despite low-level disinfection procedure. PLoS One 2014;9:e93368.}
_{Ryndock EJ, Meyers C., A risk for non-sexual transmission of human papilloma virus? Expert Rev. Anti Infect. Ther. 12(10), 1165-1170 (2014).}
_{Walboomers JMM, et al., Human papillomavirus is a necessary cause of invasive cervical cancer worldwide. J Pathol. 1999; 189: 12–19.}
_{Ryndock E, Robison R, Meyers C. Susceptability of HPV16 and 18 to high level disinfectants indicated for semi-critical ultrasound probes. J Med Virol. Published online 13 Nov 2015. DOI 10.1002/jmv.24421.}

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