Background: Operating room (OR) traffic and door openings have emerged as potential
modifiable risk factors for the development of surgical site infections. Methods: This study …

Air cleanliness is of particular importance in clean environments, as a small source of
contamination can highly disturb the true function of space. One common-place approach is …

Background: Given high rates of positive Cutibacterium acnes (C. acnes) cultures in cases of
both primary and revision shoulder surgery, the ramifications of positive C. acnes cultures …

People spend a significant proportion of their time indoors, where the quality of indoor air
affects the productivity, efficiency, and well-being of occupants. One of the oldest challenges …

Background Ensuring aseptic airborne environments for sterile fields and back instrument
tables in operating rooms (ORs) is crucial to reducing microbial and particle contamination …

Background Prosthetic joint infections have become the leading cause of joint replacement
failure. The primary sources of contamination are skin flora and bacteria from airborne …

Background Surgical site infections after joint arthroplasty are devastating complications and
are influenced by patient, surgical, and operating room environmental factors. Methods In an …

Objectives The level of airborne microbial contamination in operating rooms (ORs) is an
important indicator of indoor air quality and ensures a clean surgical environment. The main …

BACKGROUND: Recent studies have questioned the role of unidirectional airflow ventilation
system in reducing surgical site infection (SSI) in prosthetic implant surgery. The aim of the …

This paper presents the results of investigations whose aim was to describe the influence of
the pressure difference level on the ability of contaminants migration between neighbouring …