ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study, published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, in accordance with ASTM E1115, shows that 3M™ Avagard™ (Chlorhexidine ...

March 22, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Rates of surgical site infection after the use of plain soap and water or an alcohol-based rub for surgical hand preparation were comparable (about 8%) in a rural ...

Aug. 14, 2002 -- Rubbing the hands with an aqueous alcohol product was as good as the standard scrubbing protocol with respect to rates of surgical site infections, according to the results of a ...

A study published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control examined the effect of alcohol-based surgical hand preparation on the quality and duration of the procedure as well as on surgical ...

Surgical site infections are the leading cause of unplanned readmission after surgery and can result in increases in the length of hospitalization, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs. 1 The ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A new study, published in the March issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, in accordance with ASTM E1115, shows that 3M™ Avagard™ (Chlorhexidine ...

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 9 /PRNewswire/ -- HEALTHPOINT, Ltd., Surgical Division, a DFB Pharmaceuticals Inc. company, presents SURGICEPT(TM) Waterless Surgical Hand Antiseptic at the Association for ...