Operating theatre attire (scrub suits) worn outside the operating theatre: infection risk or not?

Humphreys, H; Bak, A; Mugglestone, M A; Pinkney, T D; Skelton, L; Vos, M C; Ridgway, E

Humphreys, H; Bak, A; Mugglestone, M A; Pinkney, T D; Skelton, L; Vos, M C; Ridgway, E.

Humphreys H; Department of Clinical Microbiology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Department of Microbiology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: hhumphreys@rcsi.ie.
Bak A; Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK.
Mugglestone MA; Healthcare Infection Society, London, UK.
Pinkney TD; Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Skelton L; Operating Theatre Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.
Vos MC; Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, ErasmusMC Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Ridgway E; Department of Microbiology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK.

J Hosp Infect ; 108: 209-211, 2021 02.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-956514

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Operating Rooms; Protective Clothing; Cross Infection/etiology; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Infection Control

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Operating Rooms / Protective Clothing Type of study: Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J Hosp Infect Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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