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Is a Hand Scrub by Soap and Water or by Betadine Mandatory before Surgery?

Abdul Ghany Al-Dabbagh

Volume 8, Issue 2 , December 2002, , Page 0-0

https://doi.org/10.33762/bsurg.2002.55207

Abstract
  One thousand two hundred and forty swabs were taken from hands of surgeons and assistants in different theaters after vigorous scrubbing by brush with soap and water alone or betadine (as disinfectant). All swabs were cultured to assess for microorganism contamination. The study showed that there was ...  Read More ...