Journal
JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION
Volume 84, Issue 3, Pages 245-247Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.03.007
Keywords
Orthopaedic surgery; Single-use; Surgical clothing
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- Molnlycke Health Care AB
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It is desirable to maintain a low bacterial count in the operating room air to prevent surgical site infection. This can be achieved by ventilation or by all staff in the operating room wearing clothes made from low-permeable material (i.e. clean air suits). We investigated whether there was a difference in protective efficacy between a single-use clothing system made of polypropylene and a reusable clothing system made of a mixed material (cotton/polyester) by testing both in a dispersal chamber and during surgical procedures. Counts of colony-forming units (cfu)/m(3) air were significantly lower when using the single-use clothing system in both settings. (C) 2013 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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