Suggested bacteriological standards for air in ultraclean operating rooms

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 · 697 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery, Surgery +10

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 · 283 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +14

Bacterial dispersion in relation to operating room clothing

W. Whyte, D. Vesley, R.D. Hodgson · Journal of Hygiene · 1976 · 84 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Bacteriology +12

A bacteriological evaluation of laminar-flow systems for orthopaedic surgery

W. Whyte, B. H. Shaw, R. F. W. Barnes · Journal of Hygiene · 1973 · 33 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +16

Prolongation of Microbiological Air Sampling by a Monolayer on Agar Gel

K. R. May · Applied Microbiology · 1969 · 16 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Environmental Microbiology +7