Comparison of the efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate versus povidone iodine as preoperative skin preparation for the prevention of surgical site infections in clean-contaminated upper abdominal surgeries

Updated Recommendations for Control of Surgical Site Infections

(2011) J. Wesley Alexander et al.   ANNALS OF SURGERY

Chlorhexidine and Alcohol Versus Povidone-Iodine for Antisepsis in Gynecological Surgery

(2011) Ishai Levin et al.   JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH

Systematic review and meta-analysis of preoperative antisepsis with chlorhexidine versus povidone-iodine in clean-contaminated surgery

(2010) A. Noorani et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY

Chlorhexidine–Alcohol versus Povidone–Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis

(2010) Rabih O. Darouiche et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Risk Factors for and Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections

(2010) David J. Leaper   Surgical Infections

Surgical Site Infection Prevention: How We Do It

(2010) Tjasa Hranjec et al.   Surgical Infections

Evidence for Using Chlorhexidine Gluconate Preoperative Cleansing to Reduce the Risk of Surgical Site Infection

(2010) Charles E. Edmiston et al.   AORN JOURNAL

Effects of Preoperative Skin Preparation on Postoperative Wound Infection Rates A Prospective Study of 3 Skin Preparation Protocols

(2009) Brian R. Swenson et al.   INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

Fact, Fiction, or No Data: What Does Surveillance for Methicillin‐ResistantStaphylococcus aureusPrevent in the Intensive Care Unit?

(2008) Aaron M. Milstone et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES

A prospective study of surgical site infections in a teaching hospital in Goa

(2008) Umesh S. Kamat et al.   Indian Journal of Surgery

Preoperative Shower Revisited: Can High Topical Antiseptic Levels Be Achieved on the Skin Surface Before Surgical Admission?

(2008) Charles E. Edmiston et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS