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Improving operating room contamination control.

Author(s) : WAGNER J. A., SCHREIBER K. J., COHEN R.

Type of article: Article

Summary

Annually, the CDC reports nearly 99,000 deaths per year resulting from health-care associated infections (HAIs). According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), it is estimated that of the more than 290,000 incidences of surgical site infection (SSI) annually, more than 13,000 people die each year due to infections acquired during surgical procedures.

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  • Original title: Improving operating room contamination control.
  • Record ID : 30010605
  • Languages: English
  • Source: ASHRAE Journal - vol. 56 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 2014/02

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