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Antisepsis
The destruction of germs causing disease.
National Institutes of Health
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Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Disinfectants
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Communicable Disease Control
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Cytokines in Sepsis: Potent Immunoregulators and Potential Therapeutic Targets—An Updated View
W. Schulte
,
J. Bernhagen
,
R. Bucala
Mediators of inflammation
2013
Corpus ID: 10796798
Sepsis and septic shock are among the leading causes of death in intensive care units worldwide. Numerous studies on their…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Chlorhexidine-Alcohol versus Povidone-Iodine for Surgical-Site Antisepsis.
R. Darouiche
,
M. Wall
,
+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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Review
2007
Review
2007
Intravascular catheter-related infections: advances in diagnosis, prevention, and management.
I. Raad
,
H. Hanna
,
D. Maki
The Lancet. Infectious diseases
2007
Corpus ID: 1938510
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Topical applications of chlorhexidine to the umbilical cord for prevention of omphalitis and neonatal mortality in southern Nepal: a community-based, cluster-randomised trial
L. Mullany
,
G. Darmstadt
,
+5 authors
J. Tielsch
The Lancet
2006
Corpus ID: 12202273
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
D. Kovacevich
,
L. 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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Review
2002
Review
2002
Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.
N. O'grady
,
M. Alexander
,
+10 authors
R. Weinstein
Infection control and hospital epidemiology
2002
Corpus ID: 54483629
BACKGROUND Although many catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are preventable, measures to reduce these infections…
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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
,
S. Kelliher
,
N. Vallande
Infection Control & 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
1999
Review
1999
Compliance with Handwashing in a Teaching Hospital
D. Pittet
,
P. Mourouga
,
T. Perneger
Annals of Internal Medicine
1999
Corpus ID: 53090712
Nosocomial infections constitute a major challenge of modern medicine. On average, infections complicate 7% to 10% of hospital…
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Review
1998
Review
1998
Blood Cultures Positive for Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Antisepsis, Pseudobacteremia, and Therapy of Patients
David Souvenir
,
Donald E. Anderson
,
+9 authors
Douglas M. Campbell
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
1998
Corpus ID: 1460239
ABSTRACT A blood culture cohort study investigating issues related to isolation of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) and…
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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
,
C. Alvarado
,
M. Ringer
The Lancet
1991
Corpus ID: 27934085
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