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Rabih O. Darouiche, Matthew J. Wall, Jr., Kamal M.F. Itani, Mary F. Otterson, Alexandra L. Webb, Matthew M. Carrick, Harold J. Miller, Samir S. Awad, Cynthia T. Crosby, B.S, Michael C. Mosier, Atef AlSharif, David H. Berger.

Since the patient's skin is a major source of pathogens that cause surgical-site infection, optimization of preoperative skin antisepsis may decrease postoperative infections. We hypothesized that preoperative skin cleansing with chlorhexidine–alcohol is more protective against infection than is povidone–iodine. A total of 849 subjects (409 in the chlorhexidine–alcohol group and 440 in the povidone–iodine group) qualified for the intention-to-treat analysis. The overall rate of surgical-site infection was significantly lower in the chlorhexidine–alcohol group than in the povidone–iodine group (9.5% vs. 16.1%.