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. 2009 Apr;53(4):1717-9.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.01289-08. Epub 2009 Jan 21.

Permeation of chlorhexidine from alcoholic and aqueous solutions within excised human skin

T J Karpanen, T Worthington, B R Conway, A C Hilton, T S J Elliott, P A Lambert

Permeation of chlorhexidine from alcoholic and aqueous solutions within excised human skin

T J Karpanen et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Apr.
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FIG. 1.
FIG. 1.
Penetration profile showing the location and concentration of chlorhexidine (μg/mg tissue) in excised human skin after 2-min (n = 15) exposure to 2% (wt/vol) CHG in 70% (vol/vol) IPA and aqueous 2% (wt/vol) CHG (mean ± SE). *, P = 0.008.
FIG. 2.
FIG. 2.
Penetration profile showing the location and concentration of chlorhexidine (μg/mg tissue) in excised human skin after 30-min (n = 15) exposure to 2% (wt/vol) CHG in 70% (vol/vol) IPA and aqueous 2% (wt/vol) CHG (mean ± SE).
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