Influence of povidone-iodine preoperative showers on skin colonization in elective plastic surgery procedures

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 115-118

  Veiga, Daniela F ^a   Damasceno, Carlos A V ^b   Filho, Joel Veiga ^b   Silva Jr , Rivalino V ^b   Cordeiro, Daniel L ^b   Vieira, Antonio M ^b   Andrade, Carlos H V ^b   Ferreira, Lydia M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO SAPUCAÍ   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CARBENE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; EOSIN; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; OPERATING ROOM; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; HUMANS; POVIDONE-IODINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SKIN; SKIN CARE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 38049043856     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000293861.02825.76     Document Type: Article

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