Isopropyl alcohol skin antisepsis does not reduce incidence of infection following insulin injection

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 755-756

  O'Neill, John ^a   Grinager, Hans ^a   Smith, Scott D ^b   Sibley, Shalamar ^a   Harrison, Andrew R ^a   Lee, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; INSULIN;

ANTISEPSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSULIN TREATMENT; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING;

2-PROPANOL; ANTISEPSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INSULIN; SKIN;

EID: 84880924212     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.11.009     Document Type: Letter

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