Aqueous chlorhexidine is an effective alternative to povidone-iodine for intravitreal injection prophylaxis
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Review: chlorhexidine gluconate is more effective than povidone-iodine for preventing vascular catheter related bloodstream infection.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Ophthalmologica
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1755-375X
DOI: 10.1111/aos.13340