Prospective randomised trial of povidone-iodine, alcohol, and chlorhexidine for prevention of infection associated with central venous and arterial catheters

The Lancet

Volumn 338, Issue 8763, 1991, Pages 339-343

  Maki, D G ^a,b   Alvarado, C J ^b   Ringer, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTISEPSIS; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

1-PROPANOL; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0025825996     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)90479-9     Document Type: Article

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