Open AccessPerioperative chlorhexidine allergy: Is it serious?
Author(s) -
Claude Abdallah
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of anaesthesiology-clinical pharmacology/journal of anaesthesiology clinical pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 2231-2730
pISSN - 0970-9185
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9185.155140
Subject(s) - chlorhexidine , medicine , antiseptic , perioperative , antimicrobial , intensive care medicine , allergy , anti infective agents , anesthesia , dentistry , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology
Chlorhexidine is an antiseptic agent, commonly used, in many different preparations, and for multiple purposes. Despite its superior antimicrobial properties, chlorhexidine is a potentially allergenic substance. The following is a review of the current evidence-based knowledge of allergic reactions to chlorhexidine associated with surgical and interventional procedures.