Resistance of antimicrobial skin preparations to saline rinse using a seeded bacteria model

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 367-373

  Stahl, Julie B ^a   Morse, Dan ^a   Parks, Patrick J ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORAPREP; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; IODINE POVACRYLEX; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOREARM; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WRIST;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTISEPSIS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FOREARM; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE-IODINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34447634681     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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