TY - JOUR AU - Roth, Jan A. AU - Schwab, Cyrill AU - Atkinson, Andrew AU - von Flüe, Markus AU - Kettelhack, Christoph AU - Eckstein, Friedrich S. AU - Battegay, Manuel AU - Klimke, Steffi AU - Frei, Reno AU - Widmer, Andreas F. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/07/31 TI - Are three antiseptic paints needed for safe preparation of the surgical field? A prospective cohort study with 239 patients JO - Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control SP - 120 VL - 9 IS - 1 AB - Preoperative skin antisepsis is an essential component of safe surgery. However, it is unclear how many antiseptic paints are needed to eliminate bacteria prior to incision. This study compared microbial skin counts after two and three antiseptic paints. SN - 2047-2994 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-020-00780-z DO - 10.1186/s13756-020-00780-z ID - Roth2020 ER -