A randomized trial comparing skin antiseptic agents at cesarean delivery

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 374, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 647-655

  Tuuli, Methodius G ^a   Liu, Jingxia ^a   Stout, Molly J ^a   Martin, Shannon ^a   Cahill, Alison G ^a   Odibo, Anthony O ^b   Colditz, Graham A ^a   Macones, George A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; IODINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELLULITIS; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOMA; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEROMA; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN IRRITATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECTS; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTISEPSIS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODINE; PREGNANCY; SKIN; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84958999306     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1511048     Document Type: Article

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