Surveillance of wound infections and a new theatre: Unexpected lack of improvement

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 99-106

  Van Griethuysen, A J A ^a   Spies Van Rooijen, N H ^a   Hoogenboom Verdegaal, A M M ^a  

^a CANISIUS WILHELMINA HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Infection control; Operating theatre; Theatre design

Indexed keywords

AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 16044370456     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(96)90134-6     Document Type: Article

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