Skin antiseptics in venous puncture-site disinfection for prevention of blood culture contamination: Systematic review with meta-analysis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-232

  Caldeira, D ^a   David, C ^a,b   Sampaio, C ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARIA   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA MOLECULAR JOÃO LOBO ANTUNES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antiseptics; Blood culture; Chlorhexidine; Iodine; Meta analysis; Skin

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL PLUS CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; IODINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

BLOOD CULTURE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VEIN PUNCTURE;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BLOOD; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; CULTURE MEDIA; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; IODINE; POVIDONE-IODINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951855588     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.10.015     Document Type: Review

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