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Effect of chlorhexidine pretreatment on bacterial contamination at rhinoplasty field

Kim SH 1 , Tan KL 2 , Lee SY 3 , Kim DW 3 , Shin S 4 , Jin HR 3

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University Medical Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 20 Boramae-ro 5-gil, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Korea
  • 4 Department of Laboratory Medicine, Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Springerplus, 2016;5(1):2116.
PMID: 28090430 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3679-y

Abstract

This study investigated on bacterial contamination of the rhinoplasty field. The effect of preoperative chlorhexidine treatment on decreasing bacterial contamination in the rhinoplasty field is examined.

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