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Effect of Antiseptic Agents on Skin Flora of the Perineum of Men with Spinal Cord Injury

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Donna S. Gilmore ,
John Z. Montgomerie ,
Irene E. Graham ,
Donald G. Schick  and
Enes M. Jimenez
Donna S. Gilmore
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California and the Department of Medicine, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, California
John Z. Montgomerie*
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California and the Department of Medicine, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, California
Irene E. Graham
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California and the Department of Medicine, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, California
Donald G. Schick
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California and the Department of Medicine, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, California
Enes M. Jimenez
Affiliation:
University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California and the Department of Medicine, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, California
*
Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, 7601 East Imperial Highway, Downey, CA 90242
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Abstract

Male patients with spinal cord injury are frequently colonized with P. aeruginosa and K. pneumoniae on the perineum. Regular bathing with bar soap has not influenced this colonization. We have attempted to remove these bacteria using antiseptic agents. The number of P. aeruginosa, K. pneumoniae and total aerobic bacteria on the perineum and the penile shaft was determined before and after cleaning with bar soap, chlorhexidine, povidone-iodine and pHresh. Povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine had no advantage over bar soap or pHresh in the removal of P. aeruginosa or K. pneumoniae from the perineum of patients with spinal cord injury.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 5 , Issue 9 , September 1984 , pp. 431 - 434
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1984

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