Chlorhexidine

SEATTLE — Data presented here showed patients with open fractures treated with iodine povacrylex in had similar risks for surgical site infection and unplanned reoperation as those who had a chlorhexidine gluconate solution.

SEATTLE — Compared with a chlorhexidine gluconate solution, data showed iodine povacrylex may reduce the risk of surgical site infection in patients with closed fractures of the lower extremity or pelvis treated with surgical fixation.

According to published results, use of a 0.05% chlorhexidine gluconate solution may serve as a chemical adjuvant to intralesional curettage for patients with chondrosarcomas and giant cell tumors.

TAMPA, Fla. — According to presented results, skin antisepsis for surgical site infection in patients undergoing surgery for an open fracture was effective with both aqueous 10% povidone-iodine and aqueous 4% chlorhexidine gluconate.

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — A study found that patients were less comfortable when receiving povidone-iodine as ocular antisepsis before an intravitreal injection compared with aqueous chlorhexidine, a speaker reported at Retina 2022.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patients colonized with Candida auris carry a high burden of the emerging and often multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen on their skin, suggesting that the natural process of skin shedding among these patients leads to contamination of the heath care environment and contributes to transmission, according to findings presented at ASM Microbe.