Cover Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
ISSN:
8750-7315
Online Publication Date:
Feb 1990

Effect of desquamation of facial skin during surgery

WR Hodge Department of Microbiology, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY 10035.

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M Trepal Department of Microbiology, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY 10035.

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WH Woolf Department of Microbiology, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY 10035.

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R Piccora Department of Microbiology, New York College of Podiatric Medicine, NY 10035.

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7547/87507315-80-2-83
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Aseptic control of organisms in the operating arena has long been a major goal of surgeons. The purpose of this study was to assess the facial skin flora of operating room personnel and its relationship to contamination adjacent to the surgical site. The authors found that, in spite of all attempts at aseptic control, operating room personnel have numerous organisms on the exposed facial areas, and the same organisms appear on the operating room table adjacent to the surgical site of about one in five patients.

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