Comparative stratum corneum tolerance to antiseptic cleansing products

Journal of Dermatological Treatment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 195-198

  Pierard Franchimont C ^a   Goffin, V ^a   Pierard G E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b CHU SART TILMAN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antiseptic; Corneosurfametry; Irritation; Povidone iodine; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CLEANING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; STRATUM CORNEUM;

EID: 0344172566     PISSN: 09546634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09546639909056028     Document Type: Article

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