Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Infection Control in the OR
Methods of Infection Spread
Methods of Infection Spread
- Contact with a colonized person, an actively infected person, a host, or a fomite is the most frequent route of transmission in the OR.
- Body fluids (blood, urine, CSF) are a method of transmission that depends on access to a mucosal surface or a break in the integrity of the skin barrier.
- Droplet transmission is the transfer of infectious particles via suspension in large fluid droplets such as those released during coughing or sneezing which travel short distances.
- Airborne transmission is similar to droplet transmission with the exception that the particles are small enough to remain suspended in air and travel in air currents.
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Citation
Pino, Richard M., editor. "Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Infection Control in the OR." Clinical Anesthesia Procedures, 9th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2019. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728163/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Infection_Control_in_the_OR.
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Infection Control in the OR. In: Pino RMR, ed. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728163/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Infection_Control_in_the_OR. Accessed February 11, 2025.
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Infection Control in the OR. (2019). In Pino, R. M. (Ed.), Clinical Anesthesia Procedures (9th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728163/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Infection_Control_in_the_OR
Infectious Diseases and Infection Control in Anesthesia - Infection Control in the OR [Internet]. In: Pino RMR, editors. Clinical Anesthesia Procedures. Wolters Kluwer; 2019. [cited 2025 February 11]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/ClinicalAnesthesiaProcedures/728163/all/Infectious_Diseases_and_Infection_Control_in_Anesthesia___Infection_Control_in_the_OR.
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