Routine skin preparation with 70% isopropyl alcohol swab: Is it necessary before an injection? Quasi study

Journal of the Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 109-114

  Khawaja, Rajab Ali ^a   Sikanda, Raheel ^b   Qureshi, Riaz ^c   Jareno, Rechel Joy M ^c  

^a Riyadh Regional Laboratory   (Saudi Arabia)

^b LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alcohol swab; Skin disinfectant; Skin preparation

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL;

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INJECTION; INJECTION SITE; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SKIN FLORA; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84884386006     PISSN: 17290341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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