Total body bathing with ‘Hibiscrub’ (chlorhexidine) in surgical patients: a controlled trial

A Five-Year Prospective Study of 23,649 Surgical Wounds

Peter Cruse · Archives of Surgery · 1973 · 1K citations

Veterinary Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +14

Use of 4% Chlorhexidine Detergent Solution (Hibiscrub) and Other Methods of Skin Disinfection

E. J. L. Lowbury, H. A. Lilly · BMJ · 1973 · 195 citations · Full text

Public Health, Dermatology, Diagnostic Microbiology +14

Shedding of bacteria and skin squames after handwashing

P. B. Meers, Gillian A. Yeo · Journal of Hygiene · 1978 · 110 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17

Post-operative wound infection. Predisposing factors and the effect of a reduction in the dissemination of staphylococci.

J N Bruun · PubMed · 1970 · 70 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Microbiology, Surgery +12

The effect on the skin flora of bathing with antiseptic solutions

J.W.L. Davies, J.R. Babb, G.A.J. Ayliffe et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 1977 · 48 citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +17