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Preoperative disinfection of foot and ankle: microbiological evaluation of two disinfection methods

BACKGROUND: The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of a footbath in alcohol prior to preoperative disinfection on bacterial flora of the foot and ankle. METHODS: Twenty-two volunteers underwent skin preparation mimicking pre-surgical disinfection. One foot was submerged in a bag...

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Autores principales: Dingemans, Siem A., Spijkerman, Ingrid J. B., Birnie, Merel F. N., Goslings, J. Carel, Schepers, Tim
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6132941/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29992377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00402-018-2996-8