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doi: 10.1016/0195-6701(88)90153-3.
Preoperative skin preparation and surgical outcome
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Preoperative skin preparation and surgical outcome
J Hosp Infect.
1988 Apr.
Abstract
The use of antiseptics in surgery from Lister to the present day is described. A review of current procedures for preoperative preparation for surgery is given; and some data showing that the effect of chlorhexidine on skin flora is persistent is recorded.
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