Researchers studied the incidence of several groups of surgical patients, nearly 7,700 patients in total, who were prepped with chlorhexidine, chlorhexidine in isopropyl alcohol, povidone-iodine or iodine-povacrylex in isopropyl alcohol.
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Researchers concluded that because all commonly-used, tested skin preparation agents have comparably equal effectiveness, hospitals and surgical clinics might consider purchasing the least-expensive preparatory agent.
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