Iodine Solution Prevents More Surgical Infections in Patients with Closed Fractures Than Chlorhexidine (IMAGE)

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Iodine Solution Prevents More Surgical Infections in Patients with Closed Fractures Than Chlorhexidine

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Trauma surgeon uses chlorhexidine gluconate
as skin antisepsis before surgery to repair a fractured arm.

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University of Maryland School of Medicine

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