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1968
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University of Glasgow(Current)
Western Infirmary
MRC Biostatistics Unit
MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL
Medical Research Council
W. Whyte is an author at University of Glasgow specializing in medicine, microbiology, and indoor air quality.
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MedicineMicrobiologyEngineeringIndoor Air QualityInfection ControlEnvironmental EngineeringAir PollutionAir QualityAntimicrobial ResistanceEnvironmental Microbiology
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1968–2015
Effect of ultraclean air in operating rooms on deep sepsis in the joint after total hip or knee replacement: a randomised study.
O. M. Lidwell, E. J. L. Lowbury, W. Whyte et al. · BMJ · 1982 · 694 citations · Full text
Joint Sepsis, Total Hip, Ventilation +11
Airborne contamination of wounds in joint replacement operations: the relationship to sepsis rates
O. M. Lidwell, E. J. L. Lowbury, W. Whyte et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 1983 · 279 citations
Surgical Site Infections, Healthcare-associated Infection, Patient Safety +9
The importance of airborne bacterial contamination of wounds
W. Whyte, R.D. Hodgson, J. Tinkler · Journal of Hospital Infection · 1982 · 275 citations
Airborne Bacterial Contamination, Microbial Contamination, Healthcare-associated Infection +5
Ultraclean air and antibiotics for prevention of postoperative infection: A multicenter study of 8,052 joint replacement operations
O. M. Lidwell, Reginald A. Elson, Edward Joseph Lister Lowbury et al. · Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica · 1987 · 231 citations
Infection and sepsis after operations for total hip or knee-joint replacement: influence of ultraclean air, prophylactic antibiotics and other factors
O. M. Lidwell, E. J. L. Lowbury, W. Whyte et al. · Journal of Hygiene · 1984 · 153 citations · Full text
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