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Review
. 2017 Aug:44:176-184.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2017.06.001. Epub 2017 Jun 3.

RETRACTED: Preoperative chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine antisepsis for preventing surgical site infection: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials

Dan Zhang  1 , Xi-Chen Wang  1 , Zeng-Xi Yang  1 , Jian-Xin Gan  1 , Jie-Bin Pan  1 , Lan-Ning Yin  1
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RETRACTED: Preoperative chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine antisepsis for preventing surgical site infection: A meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized controlled trials

Dan Zhang et al. Int J Surg. 2017 Aug.
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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal). This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor of the Journal. The retraction has been made because the Editor has been informed that a similar article containing the same research was submitted to another journal by other authors. The authors have admitted errors in drafting and submitting the paper and apologise for the mistakes.

Keywords: Chlorhexidine; Povidone-iodine; Surgical wound infection.

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