Investigating bacterial growth in surgical theatres: Establishing the effect of laminar airflow on bacterial growth on plastic, metal and wood surfaces

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 417-419

  Da Costa, Alex Rodrigues ^a   Kothari, Ami ^a   Bannister, Gordon C ^a   Blom, Ashley W ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infection control; Laminar now; Surface growth; Surgical theatre

Indexed keywords

METAL; PLASTIC; STAINLESS STEEL;

AGAR MEDIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; LAMINAR AIRFLOW; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; SAFETY; WOOD;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METALS; OPERATING ROOMS; PLASTICS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; WOOD;

EID: 48249112556     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588408X300993     Document Type: Article

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