Sterilization wrap inspections do not adequately evaluate instrument sterility

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 462, Issue , 2007, Pages 207-211

  Waked, Walid R ^a   Simpson, Andrew K ^a   Miller, Christopher P ^a   Magit, David P ^a   Grauer, Jonathan N ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; BACTERIUM; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; PACKAGING; SURGICAL INFECTION; TEXTILE;

BACTERIA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS; PRODUCT PACKAGING; STERILIZATION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TEXTILES;

EID: 34548404718     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e318065b0bc     Document Type: Article

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