A comparison of pre-operative bathing with chlorhexidine-detergent and non-medicated soap in the prevention of wound infection

A Five-Year Prospective Study of 23,649 Surgical Wounds

1973 • 1,019 citations

Effect of ultraclean air in operating rooms on deep sepsis in the joint after total hip or knee replacement: a randomised study.

1982 • 686 citations

Airborne contamination of wounds in joint replacement operations: the relationship to sepsis rates

1983 • 263 citations

Report on the National Survey of Infection in Hospitals, 1980.

1981 • 150 citations

Control of hospital infection : a practical handbook

1975 • 123 citations

Shedding of bacteria and skin squames after handwashing

1978 • 113 citations

Bacteria isolated from deep joint sepsis after operation for total hip or knee replacement and the sources of the infections with Staphylococcus aureus

1983 • 87 citations

Post-operative wound infection. Predisposing factors and the effect of a reduction in the dissemination of staphylococci.

1970 • 71 citations

The effect on the skin flora of bathing with antiseptic solutions

1977 • 47 citations

BONE MARROW INFARCTIONS IN A CASE OF ALEUKEMIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA

1970 • 31 citations

Problems in the control of hospital infection.

1980 • 25 citations

Sources of staphylococcal wound sepsis in surgical patients

1982 • 7 citations

Mathematical modelling of patient risks in a hospital environment, using multiple regression analysis

1982 • 2 citations