title: Can skin marker pens, used preoperatively to prevent wrong-site surgeries, transfer bacteria?
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rennie
authors.forename: LeeAnn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Turnbull
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Spady
authors.forename: Sarah E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Forgie
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media