Surgical face masks in modern operating rooms—a costly and unnecessary ritual?

The Operating Room Environment as Affected by People and the Surgical Face Mask

1975 • 133 citations

The Transmission of Staphylococcus Aureus

1956 • 131 citations

Is a mask necessary in the operating theatre?

1981 • 98 citations

The Efficacy of Standard Surgical Face Masks

1980 • 46 citations

A study of surgical masks

1959 • 40 citations

An investigation into the efficiency of disposable face masks.

1980 • 27 citations

Effect of cap and mask on infection rates in wounds sutured in the emergency department.

1984 • 18 citations

Wearing of caps and masks not necessary during cardiac catheterization

1989 • 16 citations

The efficacy of face masks.

1983 • 12 citations