Microscope sterility during spine surgery

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 623-627

  Bible, Jesse E ^a   O'Neill, Kevin R ^a   Crosby, Colin G ^a   Schoenecker, Jonathan G ^a   McGirt, Matthew J ^a   Devin, Clinton J ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

contamination; infection; microscope; spine; sterility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; MICROSCOPE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL DRAPE;

EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 84859353788     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3182286129     Document Type: Article

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