Surgical area contamination - Comparable bacterial counts using disposable head and mask and helmet aspirator system, but dramatic increase upon omission of head-gear: An experimental study in horizontal laminar air-flow

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 110-115

  Friberg, B ^a   Friberg, S ^a   Ostensson R ^a   Burman, L G ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONTROL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clothing; Colony counts; Laminar air flow; Microbiology; Operating room

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; DUST; HEAD; HELMET; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION RATE; STANDARDIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURFACE PROPERTY; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL MASK; SURGICAL WARD; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035114419     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0909     Document Type: Article

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