Surface and air cleanliness in operating theatre environments

Gun Wirtanen; Salme Nurmi; Tapio Kalliohaka; Inga Mattila; Kimmo Heinonen; Seppo Enbom; Satu Salo; Hannu Salmela

Surface and air cleanliness in operating theatre environments

Gun Wirtanen (Corresponding Author), Salme Nurmi, Tapio Kalliohaka, Inga Mattila, Kimmo Heinonen, Seppo Enbom, Satu Salo, Hannu Salmela

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Abstract

In this paper, airborne particles and microbiological hygiene are reported from a hospital hygiene study. The surface hygiene was monitored on operating theatre equipment, instruments and other adjacent surfaces as well as protective clothing and shoes. The study was performed from June until December 2010 in four Finnish operating theatres. The information obtained will be used in the development of a comprehensive package for hygiene assessment in both operating theatres and
other hospital environments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	87-93
Journal	European Journal of Parenteral and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Volume	17
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 2012
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

operating theatre hygiene
surface hygiene
hygiene survey
airborne particles
aerobic bacteria
yeast
mould
coliform
E. coli
S. aureus

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Surface and air cleanliness in operating theatre environments

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