Airborne contamination of wounds in joint replacement operations: the relationship to sepsis rates

During operations for total joint replacement done in operating rooms with conventional ventilation the mean air contamination varied considerably among the 15 hospitals studied. The range was from 51 to as many as 539 bacteria-carrying particles per cubic metre. When the data from all the hospitals...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 1983-06, Vol.4 (2), p.111-131
Hauptverfasser:	Lidwell, O.M., Lowbury, E.J.L., Whyte, W., Blowers, R., Stanley, S.J., Lowe, D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air Microbiology Bacteria, Aerobic - isolation & purification Bacteria, Anaerobic - isolation & purification Bacterial Infections - epidemiology Bacterial Infections - etiology Cross Infection - epidemiology Cross Infection - etiology England Humans Joint Prosthesis - adverse effects Operating Rooms Scotland Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology Surgical Wound Infection - etiology
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