Dermatology : international journal for clinical and investigative dermatology
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Dermatology (Basel) · Jan 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialSkin disinfection before epidural catheterization: comparative study of povidone-iodine versus chlorhexidine ethanol.
Chlorhexidine is better than povidone-iodine for skin preparation before intravascular device insertion or blood culture collection, but it is not known whether chlorhexidine is superior in reducing the colonization of continuous epidural catheters. ⋯ The effect of 0.5% chlorhexidine ethanol is not different from that of 10% povidone-iodine in reducing catheter colonization associated with short-term epidural catheter placement.