Penetration of chlorhexidine into human skin

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3633-3636

  Karpanen, T J ^a   Worthington, T ^a   Conway, B R ^a   Hilton, A C ^a   Elliott, T S J ^b   Lambert, P A ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN PENETRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERMEABILITY; SKIN; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 54049127766     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00637-08     Document Type: Article

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