Insects in the OR; multiple-procedure consent form; sterilizer testing; smoke plume; MRSA/VRE precautions - Clinical Issues

AORN Journal,  July, 2002  by Dorothy Fogg

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(6.) C G Mayhall, "Surgical infections including burns," in Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections, second ed, R P Wenzel, ed (Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1993) 614-664.

(7.) G Evans, "Deadly strep may warrant post-exposure prophylaxis," in Infection Control Sourcebook (Atlanta: American Health Consultants, 1997).

(8.) D J Weber, W A Rutala, "Role of environmental contamination in the transmission of vancomycin-resistant enterococci," Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 18 (May 1997) 306-309.

(9.) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "Guideline for isolation precautions in hospitals," Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology 17 (January 1996) 54-80.

(10.) Ibid.

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