Microbiologic activity in laser resurfacing plume and debris

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 172-174

  Capizzi, Peter J ^a   Clay, Ricky P ^a   Battey, Mary Jo ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne infection; Laser smoke; Smoke evacuation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LASER SURGERY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKE; VIRUS CULTURE;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BACTERIA; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MICROPORE FILTERS; NEISSERIA; OPERATING ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHYTIDOPLASTY; SMOKE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; VIRUSES;

EID: 0031688519     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1998)23:3<172::AID-LSM7>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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