article_snippet.sent: A team of researchers at Vanderbilt University explored how best to minimise the risk of infection after surgery.
article_snippet.sent: A team of researchers at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee note that despite hand washing and other protocols, surgical-site infections continue to pose a problem.
article_snippet.sent: Firstly, that current infection prevention methods are not effective.
article_snippet.sent: And secondly that there are alternative sources of bacterial exposure to the surgical wound.
article_snippet.sent: Washing an item of comfort one day before surgery effectively sterilises an item of comfort.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Scientists at Vanderbilt University explored how to reduce infection risk .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: showed signs of bacteria growth .
  