A mobile laminar airflow unit to reduce air bacterial contamination at surgical area in a conventionally ventilated operating theatre

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 313-319

  Pasquarella, C ^a   Sansebastiano, G E ^a   Ferretti, S ^b   Saccani, E ^a   Fanti, M ^a   Moscato, U ^c   Giannetti, G ^c   Fornia, S ^b   Cortellini, P ^b   Vitali, P ^b   Signorelli, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PARMA   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air contamination; Colony count; Laminar airflow; Operating theatre; Particle count

Indexed keywords

PYROXYLIN;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; LAPAROTOMY; OPERATING ROOM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROSTHESIS; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34547652743     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.05.022     Document Type: Article

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