Pressure sore prevention pads as an infective source in orthopaedic theatres

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 318-320

  Ranawat, V S ^a,b   Dowell, J K ^a   Teare, E L ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infective risk; Jelly pads; Operating theatre

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISINFECTION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTEUS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BEDDING AND LINENS; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 1842505721     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.12.018     Document Type: Article

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