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Efficacy and safety of 1.5% aqueous olanexidine gluconate antiseptic solution compared to 1% alcoholic chlorhexidine for the prevention of intravenous catheter-related infections (Apollo study): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial

INTRODUCTION: Chlorhexidine alcohol (1.0%–2.0%) is currently recommended as a skin disinfectant to be used prior to catheterisation for preventing catheter-related infections. However, chlorhexidine alcohol has various side effects and has little antibacterial effect on methicillin-resistant Staphyl...

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Autores principales: Yasuda, Hideto, Kashiura, Masahiro, Kishihara, Yuki, Hifumi, Toru, Abe, Takayuki, Sasaki, Junichi, Moriya, Takashi, Morikane, Keita, Shime, Nobuaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8718462/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053925