Surgical site infection, ultraclean ventilated operating theatres and prosthetic joint surgery: Where now?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 71-72

  Humphreys, H ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; JOINT PROSTHESIS; OPERATING ROOM; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; ROOM VENTILATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; JOINT PROSTHESIS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VENTILATION;

EID: 84861716288     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.03.007     Document Type: Editorial

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