Surveillance of bacterial colonization in operating rooms

Surgical Infections

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-351

  Alexander, J Wesley ^a   Van Sweringen, Heather ^a   Vanoss, Katherine ^a   Hooker, Edmond A ^b   Edwards, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; FACE MASK; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING TABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SANITATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; INFECTION CONTROL; OPERATING ROOMS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 84882972911     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: 15578674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2012.134     Document Type: Article

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