Occlusive scrub suits in operating theaters during cataract surgery: Effect on airborne contamination

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 218-220

  Andersen, Bjørg Marit ^a   Solheim, Nette ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYPROPYLENE;

AIRBORNE INFECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLOTHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COTTON; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0036216644     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502040     Document Type: Article

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9. Bacterial contamination of air and surgical wounds during joint replacement operations: Comparison of two different types of staff clothing