PROPHYLAXIS OF NEUROSURGICAL INFECTIONS BY IMPROVED PREOPERATIVE DISINFECTION OF THE SCALP

被引:3
作者
KOURTOPOULOS, H [1 ]
BURMAN, LG [1 ]
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[1] UMEA UNIV,DEPT CLIN BACTERIOL,S-90185 UMEA,SWEDEN
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10.3109/inf.1979.11.issue-2.16
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
The heads of neurosurgical patients were subject to 2 scrubbings with hexachlorophene detergent, performed in the ward prior to operation. After this single change of routines the frequency of wound infections after craniotomy dropped 4-fold, from 2% to 0.5%. The result indicates that the scalp of the patient is the major source of the staphylococci that cause neurosurgical infections. © 1979, Informa UK Ltd. All rights reserved.
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