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Active since
1936
Affiliations
National Public Health Laboratory(Current)
Central Forensic Science Laboratory
Medical Research Council
University of Glasgow
Northwick Park Hospital
O. M. Lidwell is an author at National Public Health Laboratory specializing in medicine, infection control, and microbiology.
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MedicineInfection ControlEngineeringMicrobiologyAir QualityIndoor Air QualityAir PollutionPatient SafetyClinical MicrobiologyMicrobial Ecology
Publications per year
1936–1993
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
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
A slit sampler for collecting and counting air-borne bacteria
R. B. Bourdillon, O. M. Lidwell, John C. Thomas · Journal of Hygiene · 1941 · 188 citations · Full text
Environmental Monitoring, Engineering, Air Quality +18
The size distribution of airborne particles carrying micro-organisms
W. C. Noble, O. M. Lidwell, David G. I. Kingston · Epidemiology and Infection · 1963 · 177 citations · Full text
Biology, Diagnostic Mycology, Fungal Diversity +13
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