A study of microbial colonisation of orthopaedic tourniquets

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 131-134

  Ahmed, S M Y ^a   Ahmad, R ^b   Case, R ^a   Spencer, R F ^a  

^a WESTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agar plate; Colony count; Contamination; Tourniquet

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; TOURNIQUET;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 67649816896     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588409X359402     Document Type: Article

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