Triclosan: A potential allergen in suture-line allergic contact dermatitis

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 888-889

  Bhutani, Tina ^a   Jacob, Sharon E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN; TRICLOSAN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; CONTACT ALLERGY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEST; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD;

ALLERGENS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DERMATITIS, ALLERGIC CONTACT; HUMANS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TRICLOSAN;

EID: 65349164154     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2009.01151.x     Document Type: Letter

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