The efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate in canine skin preparation - Practice survey and clinical trials

Journal of Small Animal Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 458-465

  Evans, L K M ^a,b   Knowles, T G ^a   Werrett, G ^a   Holt, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b 1 Hopton Park   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PILOT STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; SURGICAL INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DERMATOLOGIC AGENTS; DOGS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PILOT PROJECTS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 70349218428     PISSN: 00224510     EISSN: 17485827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2009.00773.x     Document Type: Article

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