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Antisepsis
The destruction of germs causing disease.
National Institutes of Health
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Disinfectants
Disinfection
standards characteristics
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Communicable Disease Control
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Review
2017
Review
2017
The gut microbiota and gastrointestinal surgery
K. Guyton
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J. Alverdy
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology &Hepatology
2017
Corpus ID: 25891381
Surgery involving the gastrointestinal tract continues to prove challenging because of the persistence of unpredictable…
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Review
2017
Review
2017
Povidone iodine in wound healing: A review of current concepts and practices.
P. Bigliardi
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Syed Abdul Latiff Alsagoff
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Hossam Y. Elkafrawi
,
Jai-Kyong Pyon
,
Chad Tse Cheuk Wa
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M. Villa
International journal of surgery
2017
Corpus ID: 4783359
BACKGROUND Of the many antimicrobial agents available, iodophore-based formulations such as povidone iodine have remained popular…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Chlorhexidine-Alcohol versus Povidone-Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis.
R. Darouiche
,
M. Wall
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+9 authors
D. Berger
The New England journal of medicine
2010
Corpus ID: 1887862
BACKGROUND Since the patient's skin is a major source of pathogens that cause surgical-site infection, optimization of…
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
D. Kovacevich
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Lorelei F Papke
Nutrition in clinical practice : official…
2003
Corpus ID: 26381864
MMWR 51:1–30, 2002 Debra S. Kovacevich, RN, MPH*; and Lorelei F. Papke, RN, MSN, CRNI† *Department of Home Care Services, College…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
N. O'grady
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Mary Alexander
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+10 authors
R. Weinstein
MMWR. Recommendations and reports : Morbidity and…
2002
Corpus ID: 37402493
These guidelines have been developed for practitioners who insert catheters and for persons responsible for surveillance and…
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
The Human Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Is a Multifunctional Modulator of Innate Immune Responses1
M. G. Scott
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D. Davidson
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M. Gold
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D. Bowdish
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R. Hancock
The Journal of Immunology
2002
Corpus ID: 25986279
The role of LL-37, a human cationic antimicrobial peptide, in the immune system is not yet clearly understood. It is a widely…
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Skin irritation and dryness associated with two hand-hygiene regimens: soap-and-water hand washing versus hand antisepsis with an alcoholic hand gel.
J. Boyce
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S. Kelliher
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N. Vallande
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
2000
Corpus ID: 22772488
OBJECTIVE To compare the frequency of skin irritation and dryness associated with using an alcoholic-hand-gel regimen for hand…
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Povidone-iodine in antisepsis--state of the art.
W. Fleischer
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K. Reimer
Dermatology
1997
Corpus ID: 21638131
The natural element iodine has been used for more than 150 years to prevent infection and treat wounds. Yet only due to the…
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Review
1995
Review
1995
APIC guideline for handwashing and hand antisepsis in health care settings.
E. Larson
American journal of infection control
1995
Corpus ID: 27173432
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Prospective randomised trial of povidone-iodine, alcohol, and chlorhexidine for prevention of infection associated with central venous and arterial catheters
D. Maki
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C. Alvarado
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M. Ringer
The Lancet
1991
Corpus ID: 27934085
More than 90% of all intravascular device-related septicaemias are due to central venous or arterial catheters. To assess the…
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