Applying iodine povacrylex in alcohol instead of chlorhexidine gluconate before surgery is associated with fewer surgical site infections in closed, but not open, extremity fractures, new research ...
A new study published today in the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) demonstrates the use of a simple pre-surgical infection prevention protocol to prevent dangerous post-surgical ...
A study evaluates disinfectants for decontaminating dropped implants in surgery, highlighting risks and the efficacy of CHG ...
Just because a topical antiseptic is swabbed on the skin doesn't mean it stays on the skin. In a new study, Northwestern ...
Chlorhexidine is supposed to be the stuff that stops trouble at the hospital door. Yet a new Northwestern University study ...
A large multicenter clinical trial co-led by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers large multicenter clinical trial co-led by University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Canadian life sciences company, Ondine Biomedical Inc., reports that an independent, peer-reviewed research paper, “Effectiveness of prophylactic ...
Disinfectants like chlorhexidine don’t stay where they’re applied and can linger in hospital environments at low levels that allow bacteria to develop tolerance. Researchers studied how chlorhexidine ...