Should outer surgical gloves be changed intraoperatively before orthopaedic prosthesis implantation?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-157

  Dawson Bowling, S ^a   Smith, J ^a   Butt, D ^a   Cottam, H ^a   Umasankar, S ^a   Armitage, A ^a  

^a EASTBOURNE DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LETTER; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CROSS INFECTION; CULTURE MEDIA; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GLOVES, SURGICAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79955979590     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.02.014     Document Type: Letter

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