Minimizing surgical-site infections

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-77

  Wenzel, Richard P ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; PLACEBO; POVIDONE IODINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; 2 PROPANOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISINFECTION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROBIOLOGY; NOSE CAVITY; NOTE; SKIN;

2-PROPANOL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; MUPIROCIN; NASAL CAVITY; POVIDONE-IODINE; SKIN; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 74049113813     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe0908753     Document Type: Editorial

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