Microbial sealing: a new approach to reducing contamination

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages 11-14

  Wilson, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial sealant; Skin asepsis; Skin flora; Surgical site infections; Wound contamination

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CYANOACRYLATE; INTEGUSEAL MICROBIAL SEALANT; IODOPHOR; POVIDONE IODINE; SEALANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROFLORA; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND; SWEATING; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CYANOACRYLATES; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; POVIDONE-IODINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SWINE;

EID: 55949120857     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(08)60018-3     Document Type: Article

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