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. 2012 Mar;214(3):374-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.006.

Is chlorhexidine-alcohol more effective than povidone-iodine?

Elijah Dixon, William G Cheadle, Rachael G Khadaroo; Members of the Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group

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Members of the Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group:
Nancy N Baxter, Karen J Brasel, Carl J Brown, Prosanto Chaudhury, C Suzanne Cutter, Celia M Divino, Elijah Dixon, Luc Dubois, Harry J Henteleff, Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Steven Latosinsky, Tara M Mastracci, Anthony RMacLean, Robin S McLeod, Arden M Morris, Leigh A Neumayer, Larissa K Temple, Marg McKenzie, G William N Fitzgerald

PMID: 22365506
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.006

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Is chlorhexidine-alcohol more effective than povidone-iodine?

Elijah Dixon et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2012 Mar.

. 2012 Mar;214(3):374-6.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.006.

Authors

Elijah Dixon, William G Cheadle, Rachael G Khadaroo; Members of the Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group

Collaborators

Members of the Evidence-Based Reviews in Surgery Group:
Nancy N Baxter, Karen J Brasel, Carl J Brown, Prosanto Chaudhury, C Suzanne Cutter, Celia M Divino, Elijah Dixon, Luc Dubois, Harry J Henteleff, Andrew W Kirkpatrick, Steven Latosinsky, Tara M Mastracci, Anthony RMacLean, Robin S McLeod, Arden M Morris, Leigh A Neumayer, Larissa K Temple, Marg McKenzie, G William N Fitzgerald

PMID: 22365506
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.12.006

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Chlorhexidine-Alcohol versus Povidone-Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis.
Darouiche RO, Wall MJ Jr, Itani KM, Otterson MF, Webb AL, Carrick MM, Miller HJ, Awad SS, Crosby CT, Mosier MC, Alsharif A, Berger DH. Darouiche RO, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010 Jan 7;362(1):18-26. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0810988. N Engl J Med. 2010. PMID: 20054046 Clinical Trial.

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