Time-dependent contamination of opened sterile operating-room trays

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1022-1025

  Dalstrom, David J ^a   Venkatarayappa, Indresh ^a   Manternach, Alison L ^a   Palcic, Marilyn S ^a   Heyse, Beth A ^a   Prayson, Michael J ^a  

^a MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 43049107505     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00689     Document Type: Article

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