Comparative of a new and innovative 2% chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated cloth with 4% chlorhexidine gluconate as topical antiseptic for preparation of the skin prior to surgery

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 89-96

  Edmiston Jr , Charles E ^a   Seabrook, Gary R ^a   Johnson, Christopher P ^b   Paulson, Daryl S ^c   Beausoleil, Christopher M ^c  

^a Division of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

^b Division of Transplant Surgery

^c MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REDUCTION; SKIN CULTURE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ABDOMEN; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DISINFECTION; GROIN; HUMANS; POLYESTERS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TEXTILES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847142183     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.06.012     Document Type: Article

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