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Intolerance of Chlorhexidine as a Skin Antiseptic in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Alexander J. Kallen ,
Priti R. Patel  and
Sally Hess
Alexander J. Kallen*
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Priti R. Patel
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Sally Hess
Affiliation:
Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Burlington, Vermont
*
1600 Clifton Road, MS-A35, Atlanta, GA30333 (akallen@cdc.gov)
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 11 , November 2011 , pp. 1144 - 1146
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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