Molecular epidemiology of microbial contamination in the operating room environment: Is there a risk for infection?

Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 573-582

  Edmiston Jr , Charles E ^a   Seabrook, Gary R ^a   Cambria, Robert A ^a   Brown, Kellie R ^a   Lewis, Brian D ^a   Sommers, Jay R ^c   Krepel, Candace J ^a   Wilson, Patti J ^b   Sinski, Sharon ^a   Towne, Jonathan B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c KIMBERLY CLARK CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLONAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENT; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; IMPLANT; INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RHINORRHEA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL MASK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; MASKS; NASAL CAVITY; OPERATING ROOMS; PHYSICIANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27544446930     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2005.06.045     Document Type: Article

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