Review of evidence for alcohol-based skin preparation agents

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1059-1060

  Talsma, AkkeNeel ^a   Chenoweth, Carol E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; IODINE; IODOPHOR; POVACRYLEX IODINE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DRUG USE; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; ETHANOL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; POVIDONE-IODINE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84866152645     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667737     Document Type: Letter

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