Can skin marker pens, used preoperatively to prevent wrong-site surgeries, transfer bacteria?
Burton
Catherine
C
University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
Rennie
Robert
R
Turnbull
LeeAnn
L
Spady
Donald
D
Forgie
Sarah E
SE
D001419:Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D003470:Culture Media; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000382:microbiology*
D003470:Culture Media