Skin antisepsis kits containing alcohol and chlorhexidine gluconate or tincture of iodine are associated with low rates of blood culture contamination

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 397-401

  Trautner, Barbara W ^a   Clarridge, Jill E ^a   Darouiche, Rabih O ^a  

^a MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; IODINE;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTAMINATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0036325595     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502073     Document Type: Article

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