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Clinical Trial
. 1984 Jun;32(5 Pt 2):604-6.

[Comparison of 2 antiseptic soaps used for preoperative showers]

[Article in French]
L Enjalbert, Y Levade, P Marchetti
  • PMID: 6379574
Clinical Trial

[Comparison of 2 antiseptic soaps used for preoperative showers]

[Article in French]
L Enjalbert et al. Pathol Biol (Paris). 1984 Jun.

Abstract

This study was carried out in cardiovascular surgery wards and a single operating room. Two different antiseptic scrubs, A and B, were used for two showers given 48 and 24 hours respectively prior to surgery. A scrub (chlorhexidine digluconate 40 mg/ml) was used in 61 patients and B scrub (benzalkonium chloride 5 mg/ml) in 52, for a total of 113 participants. Clinical and bacteriological evaluations show statistically significant superiority of A scrub.

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