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Archive > December, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 12

Make Room for Both CHG and Iodine

Chlorhexidine gluconate shines in study after study, but here's why you should keep both skin prepping options on hand.

Linda Greene, RN, MPS, CIC

Backed by the latest research that paints CHG as the ideal pre-surgical skin prep, many facilities have adopted chlorhexidine gluconate as their standard prepping choice. Fair enough. But know that nothing in the literature warns against the continued use of iodine-based products. In fact, there are compelling reasons to keep it on hand.

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