Does the "5-second" Rule Apply to Dropped Medical Objects in the OR?

Join hosts Jessica Seidelman, MD and Johannes Plate, MD, PhD, and guests Sam Rosas, MD, PhD, David Weber, MD, MPH, and Bobby Warren, MPS, as they review the artcile entitled: "The "five-second" rule for dropped food: does it apply to dropped medical objects in the operating room? A randomized study of disinfection approaches for contaminated arthroplasty implants."  Click here to access the abstract from the Journal: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, March 26, 2026. 

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