The role of clothing and drapes in the operating room

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. C, 1988, Pages 2-17

  Whyte, W ^a  

^a Building Services Research Unit University of Glasgow Glasgow UK ^*

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLOTHING; DRAPE; GLOVE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MASK; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

CLOTHING; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; MASKS; OPERATING ROOMS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0023884827     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(88)90019-9     Document Type: Article

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