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Surgical area contamination – comparable bacterial counts using disposable head and mask and helmet aspirator system, but dramatic increase upon omission of head-gear: an experimental study in horizontal laminar air-flow

B. Friberg, Sven Friberg, Rune Östensson, Lars Burman

Journal of Hospital Infection · 2001 · 72 citations · 23 references

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SECTION II GENERAL ORTHOPAEDICS Postoperative Infection after Total Hip Replacement with Special Reference to Air Contamination in the Operating Room

John Charnley · Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research · 1972 · 437 citations

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Postoperative infection in total prosthetic replacement arthroplasty of the hip-joint with special reference to the bacterial content of the air of the operating room

John Charnley, Nas S. Eftekhar · British journal of surgery · 1969 · 422 citations

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The importance of airborne bacterial contamination of wounds

W. Whyte, R.D. Hodgson, J. Tinkler · Journal of Hospital Infection · 1982 · 277 citations

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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 · 232 citations

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Postoperative wound infections and surgical face masks: A controlled study

Th. Göran Tunevall · World Journal of Surgery · 1991 · 197 citations

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