Microbial contamination of surgical instruments used for laparotomy

Background The aim of this study was to determine the risk of contamination of surgical instruments according to the type of instrument and the surgical procedure. Methods Microbiologic examination was conducted on 140 pairs of forceps used in 24 elective laparotomies. These included 60 pairs of tis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2014, Vol.42 (1), p.43-47
Hauptverfasser:	Saito, Yuhei, RN, MS, Kobayashi, Hiroyoshi, MD, PhD, Uetera, Yushi, MD, PhD, Yasuhara, Hiroshi, MD, PhD, Kajiura, Takumi, PhD, Okubo, Takashi, MD, PhD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenosine triphosphatase Aseptic technique Bacteria - classification Bacteria - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Colony Count, Microbial Contamination Endogenous flora Epidemiology. Vaccinations Fomites - microbiology General aspects Gram-negative bacteria Gram-positive bacteria Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Humans Infection Control Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Intraoperative contamination Laparotomy Medical sciences Microbiology Nosocomial infections Sterilization Surgical Instruments - microbiology Surgical site infections
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