Letter 2: Systematic review and meta-analysis of preoperative anti- sepsis with chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine in clean-contaminated surgery

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 461-462

  Maiwald, M ^a   Widmer, A F ^b   Rotter, M L ^c  

^a KK WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; POVIDONE IODINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

HUMAN; LETTER; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; ETHANOL; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; POVIDONE-IODINE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 79251520989     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7446     Document Type: Letter

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