Convection warmers - A possible source of contamination in laminar airflow operating theatres?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 171-174

  Tumia, N ^a   Ashcroft, G P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Convection heaters; Infection; Operating theatre; Ultra clean air

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; WOUND INFECTION; AIR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; HEATING; HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR MOVEMENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CONVECTION; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HEATING; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTION CONTROL; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036834071     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1297     Document Type: Article

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