Comparison of Chlorhexidine and Tincture of Iodine for Skin Antisepsis in Preparation for Blood Sample Collection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 2216-2217

  Barenfanger, Joan ^a   Drake, Cheryl ^a   Lawhorn, Jerry ^a   Verhulst, Steven J ^b  

^a MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; IODINE;

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CONTAMINATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTISEPSIS; BLOOD; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; HUMANS; IODINE; SKIN;

EID: 2442575946     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.5.2216-2217.2004     Document Type: Article

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