No risk of surgical site infections from residual bacteria after disinfection with povidone-iodine-alcohol in 1014 cases: A prospective observational study

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 255, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 565-569

  Tschudin Sutter, Sarah ^a   Frei, Reno ^b   Egli Gany, Diane ^a,c   Eckstein, Friedrich ^a   Valderrabano, Victor ^a   Dangel, Marc ^a   Battegay, Manuel ^a   Widmer, Andreas Franz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Clinical Microbiology   (Switzerland)

^c University Hospital ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857652790     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182468b2d     Document Type: Article

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