A comparative clinical study focusing on the antimicrobial efficacies of chlorhexidine gluconate alcohol for patient skin preparations

Journal of Infusion Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-50

  Nishihara, Yutaka ^a   Kajiura, Takumi ^a   Katsuhiro, Yokota ^a   Kobayashi, Hiroyoshi ^b   Okubo, Takashi ^b  

^a Yoshida Pharmaceutical Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b TOKYO HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL PLUS CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INGUINAL REGION; JAPAN; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; JAPAN; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; SKIN; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84855641041     PISSN: 15331458     EISSN: 15390667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NAN.0b013e31823d79ba     Document Type: Article

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