Comparative efficacy of three antiseptics as surgical skin preparations in dogs

Objective To compare the antimicrobial efficacy of a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate and 70% ethanol solution (CG+A) with that of F10 Skin Prep Solution (F10) and electrochemically activated water (EAW) when used as a surgical preparation in canine patients. Study design Prospective randomized clinical s...

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Published in:	Veterinary surgery Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 792 - 801
Main Authors:	Boucher, Charles, Henton, Maryke M., Becker, Piet J., Kirberger, Robert M., Hartman, Marthinus J.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2018
Subjects:	Animals Anti-Infective Agents, Local - therapeutic use antimicrobial properties Antiseptics bacterial contamination Chlorhexidine Chlorhexidine - analogs & derivatives Chlorhexidine - therapeutic use Colonization Contamination Counting Dogs Dogs - surgery electrochemistry Ethanol Ethanol - therapeutic use Female gluconates Hysterectomy - methods Hysterectomy - veterinary Ovariectomy - methods Ovariectomy - veterinary patients Population studies Preoperative Care - methods Preoperative Care - veterinary Prospective Studies Random Allocation randomized clinical trials Replication Sampling Skin Skin - microbiology Skin preparations spaying students Surgery
ISSN:	0161-3499, 1532-950X, 1532-950X
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