Heater-cooler units: Contamination of crucial devices in cardiothoracic surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 223-228

  Gotting T ^a   Klassen, S ^a   Jonas, D ^a   Benk, Ch ^b   Serr, A ^a   Wagner, D ^a   Ebner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HEART CENTER FREIBURG BAD KROZINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Decontamination; Environmental contamination; Hygiene; Mycobacteria; Surgical infection

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEATER COOLER UNIT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM CHIMAERA; NONHUMAN; OPERATING TABLE; RISK ASSESSMENT; THORAX SURGERY; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; DEVICES; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 84973400162     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.02.006     Document Type: Article

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