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A Clinical Test to Measure Airborne Microbial Contamination on the Sterile Field During Total Joint Replacement: Method, Reference Values, and Pilot Study

BACKGROUND: Airborne microbe-carrying particles in the operating-room environment during total joint replacement are a risk factor for periprosthetic joint infection. The present study focuses on a simple environmental test, based on practices used in aseptic cleanrooms, to quantify the deposition o...

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Autor principal: Harp, John H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6242324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30533587
http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.18.00001