Evaluation of donor skin disinfection methods

Transfusion

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 309-312

  Goldman, M ^a,b   Roy, G ^a,c   Frechette N ^a,d   Decary F ^a,b   Massicotte, L ^a   Delage, G ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b Canadian Red Cross Society   (Canada)

^c Hospital Services   (Canada)

^d Transfusion Centre of Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; IODINE; POVIDONE IODINE; SOAP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD DONOR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION REACTION; DONOR SITE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHLEBOTOMY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN FLORA; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0030950545     PISSN: 00411132     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1997.37397240214.x     Document Type: Article

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