Surgical face masks in the operating theatre: Re-examining the evidence

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 251-256

  Romney, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Infection control; Operating theatre; Surgical face masks

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; INFECTION CONTROL; NASOPHARYNX; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OROPHARYNX; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MASK; VIROLOGY; WOUND;

EID: 0034946141     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0912     Document Type: Review

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