Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 986-992 , December 2009

Preoperative skin and nail preparation of the foot: Comparison of the efficacy of 4 different methods in reducing bacterial load

  • Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, DPM, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, DPM, PhD, Escuela Universitaria de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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  • Marta Elena Losa Iglesias, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Facultad Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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  • Luis Alou Cervera, BSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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  • David Sevillano Fernández, BPharm

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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  • José Prieto Prieto, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

,Accepted 22 April 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest: None declared.

PII: S0190-9622(09)00545-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2009.04.045

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 986-992 , December 2009

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