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Fig. 2 | Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control

Fig. 2

From: Are three antiseptic paints needed for safe preparation of the surgical field? A prospective cohort study with 239 patients

Fig. 2

Microbial skin counts; overall and stratified by antiseptic product. CFU, colony forming units; CHD, chlorhexidine; PI, povidone iodine. Note: Among the 239 individuals, CFU data were missing for 1 patient at baseline, for 3 patients after paint 2, and for 2 patients after paint 3. Regarding the log-transformed CFU values, boxes cover the median and 25 to 75% percentiles. CFU counts were increased by a very small fraction to avoid zero values

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