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Can the OR Team Cause SSIs?

Bacteria from the hands of a surgeon or staff member can cause infections.

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

The OR nurses in Florida who are up in arms over a new policy requiring them to buy and home-launder their scrubs have nothing to worry about when it comes to the risks of potential infection, according to a 2004 pilot study conducted by Priscilla Jurkovich, MSN, RN.1

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