Importance of alcohol in skin preparation protocols

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 977-

  Swenson, Brian R ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; IODINE;

ANTISEPSIS; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; RISK REDUCTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; POVIDONE-IODINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SKIN CARE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955718684     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655843     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Darouiche RO, Wall MJJ, Itani KM, et al. Chlorhexidine-alcohol versus povidone-iodine for surgical-site antisepsis. N Engl J Med 2010;362:18-26.
2. Swenson BR, Hedrick TL, Metzger R, Bonatti H, Pruett TL, Sawyer RG. Effects of preoperative skin preparation on postoperative wound infection rates: a prospective study of 3 skin preparation protocols. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009;30:964-971.
3. Art G. Combination povidone-iodine and alcohol formulations more effective, more convenient versus formulations containing either iodine or alcohol alone: a review of the literature. J Infus Nurs 2005;28:314-320.