Can Particulate Air Sampling Predict Microbial Load in Operating Theatres for Arthroplasty?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Cristina, Maria Luisa ^a   Spagnolo, Anna Maria ^a   Sartini, Marina ^a   Panatto, Donatella ^a   Gasparini, Roberto ^a   Orlando, Paolo ^a   Ottria, Gianluca ^a   Perdelli, Fernanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PATHOGEN LOAD; PREDICTION;

AIR; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ARTHROPLASTY; BACTERIAL LOAD; HUMANS; OPERATING ROOMS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84871360790     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052809     Document Type: Article

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