Effectiveness of Negative Pressure Booths in Mitigating Airborne Infection Risk During Transesophageal Echocardiography.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr

Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.

Published: November 2024

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