title: Microbial contamination on used surgical instruments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hospital Epidemiology, University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Rutala
authors.forename: Maria F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Gergen
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D013234:Stem Cells; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000382:microbiology*