Infection control and prevention in operating theater

Japanese Journal of Anesthesiology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-24

  Okubo, Takashi ^a  

^a TOKYO HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Operating room environment maintenance; Surgical equipment disinfection; Surgical hand washing

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OPERATING ROOM; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL INFECTION;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BATHS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OPERATING ROOMS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 76049100270     PISSN: 00214892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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