Bacterial air contamination and the protective effect of coverage for sterile surgical goods: A randomized controlled trial
Sterile goods could wait in the operating room for at least 15 hours before use without increased risk of bacterial air contamination, if protected with sterile covers. However, if the goods were not covered, bacterial air contamination occurred over time.
Authors
- Örjan Friberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2708-1376)
- Ann‐Sofie Sundqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9002-6145)
- Camilla Wistrand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0435-8424)
- Bo Söderquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5939-2932)
Institutions
- Örebro University (SE)
- Örebro University Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Infection Control
- Published
- 2024-12-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2024.12.012
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Global Health and Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71
Funders
- Universitetssjukhuset Örebro