Skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine versus iodine for the prevention of surgical site infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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• 作者：Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera ; MD^a ; ^{gaetano.privitera@med.unipi.it} ; Anna Laura Costa ; MD^b ; Silvio Brusaferro ; MD^c ; Piero Chirletti ; MD^d ; Paola Crosasso ; PharmD^e ; Gabriele Massimetti ; PhD^f ; Angelo Nespoli ; MD^g ; Nicola Petrosillo ; MD^h ; Mauro Pittirutiⁱ ; Giancarlo Scoppettuolo ; MD^j ; Fabio Tumietto ; MD^k ; Pierluigi Viale ; MD^l
• 关键词：Surgical site infections ; Preoperative antisepsis ; Health care&ndash ; associated infections ; Chlorhexidine ; Iodine
• 刊名：American Journal of Infection Control
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：1 February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：45
• 期：2
• 页码：180-189
• 全文大小：429 K
• 卷排序：45

文摘

Surgical site infection is one of the most frequent health care–associated infections. It is not clear if one antiseptic is better than any other prior to surgery. A review of literature shows results in favor of chlorhexidine.