Surgical site infections linked to contaminated surgical instruments

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 231-238

  Dancer, S J ^a   Stewart, M ^a   Coulombe, C ^a   Gregori, A ^a   Virdi, M ^a  

^a NHS LANARKSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Clean surgery' orthopaedics; Decontamination; Ophthalmology; Sterilization; Surgical instruments; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; AUTOCLAVE; BACILLUS; BONE SCREW; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTAMINATION; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PACKAGING; SKIN FLORA; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TRAINING; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACILLUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84863868856     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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