Evaluation of the sterilization efficacy of domestic electric drills used in orthopaedic surgeries;Avaliação da eficácia da esterilização de furadeiras elétricas domésticas utilizadas em cirurgias ortopédicas

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 541-546

  Goveia, Vania Regina ^a   Pinto, Flavia Morais Gomes ^a   Machoshvili, Irene Alexeevna ^a   Penna, Thereza Christina Vessoni ^a   Graziano, Kazuko Uchikawa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ethylene oxide; Orthopaedic equipment; Orthopaedic surgery; Sterilization; Surgical wound infection

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 70349513224     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822009000300016     Document Type: Article

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