Open AccessDoes washing medical devices before and after use decrease bacterial contamination?
Author(s) -
Gisele Alborghetti Nai,
Denis Aloísio Lopes Medina,
Cesar Alberto Talavera Martelli,
Mayla Silva Cayres de Oliveira,
Maria Júlia Schadeck Portelinha,
Bruno Carvalho Henriques,
Isadora Delfino Caldeira,
Mércia de Carvalho Almeida,
Lizziane Kretli Winkelströter,
Fausto Viterbo de Oliveira Neto,
Mariângela Esther Alencar Marques
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.59
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1536-5964
pISSN - 0025-7974
DOI - 10.1097/md.0000000000025285
Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , contamination , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , chlorhexidine , enterococcus faecalis , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , lidocaine , antiseptic , surgery , bacteria , dentistry , biology , pathology , ecology , genetics