Prospective randomized comparison of two preoperative skin preparation techniques in a developing world country

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 441-443

  Meier, Donald E ^a   Nkor, Sunday K ^b   Aasa, David ^b   Olaolorun, David A ^b   Tarpley, John L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Baptist Medical Centre   (Nigeria)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHYLATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOAPS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034998736     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002680020073     Document Type: Article

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