Open AccessProspective evaluation of 2% (w/v) alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate as an antiseptic agent for blood donor arm preparation
Author(s) -
Sweta Shah,
Nidhi Mehta,
Sweta Ganesh Jadhav
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian journal of transfusion science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.262
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1998-3565
pISSN - 0973-6247
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6247.137441
Subject(s) - medicine , antiseptic , chlorhexidine , chlorhexidine gluconate , phlebotomy , surgery , bacteremia , blood transfusion , regimen , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , dentistry , pathology , biology
A prospective study was undertaken to evaluate the use of 2% (w/v) alcoholic chlorhexidine gluconate (2% AlcCHG) in donor arm preparation, to monitor the contamination rate of blood products after the collection and to find incidence of transfusion associated bacteremia.