A comparison of the effects of preoperative whole-body bathing with detergent alone and with detergent containing chlorhexidine gluconate on the frequency of wound infections after clean surgery

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 310-320

  Rotter, M L ^a   Larsen, S Olesen ^b   Cooke, E Mary ^c   Dankert, J ^d   Daschner, F ^e   Greco, D ^f   Gronroos P ^g   Jepsen, O B ^h   Lystad, A ⁱ   Nystrom B ^j  

^a Hygiene Institute of University ^*  (United States)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d Department of Hospital Epidemiology ^*  (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^f ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^g TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^h National Center for Hospital Hygiene Copenhagen   (Denmark)

ⁱ NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^j KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

chlorexidine bathing; postoperative wound infection; Whole body bathing

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DETERGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGERY; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATHS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETERGENTS; DISINFECTANTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0023948797     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0195-6701(88)90083-7     Document Type: Article

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