Effect of jewellery on surface bacterial counts of operating theatres

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-70

  Bartlett, G E ^a   Pollard, T C B ^a   Bowker, K E ^a   Bannister, G C ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Jewellery; Piercings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NURSE; OPERATING ROOM; SKIN; BACTERIAL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; FACE MASK; FINGER; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; NOSE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTERIA; CLOTHING; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSES; OPERATING ROOMS; SKIN;

EID: 0036727384     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1250     Document Type: Article

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