Operating Theatre Ventilation Systems and Their Performance in Contamination Control: “At Rest” and “In Operation” Particle and Microbial Measurements Made in an Italian Large and Multi-Year Inspection Campaign
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operating theatres; ventilation systems; particle contamination; microbiological contamination; unidirectional airflow; mixing airflow;All these keywords.
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