Minneapolis—Air contamination standards for microbial aerosol particulates in the operating room are needed to reduce the risk for surgical site infections (ssIs), said Charles E. Edmiston Jr., PhD, at the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2018 annual conference.
The technology now exists that can accurately measure viable aerosol microbes in the OR, as well as to clean the air to substantially reduce the risk for contamination and