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Editorial
. 2016 Dec;4(24):506.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2016.11.83.

Every other day bathing with chlorhexidine gluconate: what is the evidence?

Jackson S Musuuza  1 , Nasia Safdar  1
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Editorial

Every other day bathing with chlorhexidine gluconate: what is the evidence?

Jackson S Musuuza et al. Ann Transl Med. 2016 Dec.
No abstract available

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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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