Effect of Preoperative nasal iodine Application on Musculoskeletal Surgical Site Infections (SSI)

Background: SSI results in increased mortality, morbidity, length of stay and healthcare costs. Use of nasal iodine for some surgeries has been proposed as an easy, economic alternative to 5-day preoperative chlorhexidine bath and intranasal mupirocin decolonization in SSI prevention but data on eff...

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Published in:	Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Main Authors:	Anupama Neelakanta, Kristin Fischer, Gebrekidan Mahlet, Jessica Layell, Shelley Kester, Ben Masten, Andrew Ferris, Catherine Passaretti
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2025-07-01
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2732494X25004097/type/journal_article