Randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of chlorhexidine showers before elective plastic surgical procedures

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-79

  Veiga, Daniela Francescato ^a,b,c   Damasceno, Carlos Américo Veiga ^a   Veiga Filho, Joel ^a,b   Figueiras, Ricardo Góes ^a   Vieira, Roberto Bezerra ^a   Garcia, Edgard Silva ^a   Silva, Virgínia Vilasboas ^a   Novo, Neil Ferreira ^a   Ferreira, Lydia Masako ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO SAPUCAÍ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c 1100 Jardim Paraíso ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; RIOHEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINOPLASTY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LIPOSUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRUNK; YEAST; ZETAPLASTY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BATHS; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749110819     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592980     Document Type: Article

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