Risk of conjunctival contamination in total joint arthroplasty

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 275-280

  Singh, B I ^a   Nurein, H ^a   Sinha, S ^a   Singh, S ^a   Housden, P ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Conjunctival contamination; Disease transmission; Hepatitis; Hip; HIV; Knee

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONJUNCTIVA DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INFECTION; EYE PROTECTION; FACE MASK; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CONJUNCTIVAL DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 33744508319     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.01.037     Document Type: Article

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