Importance of Alcohol in Skin Preparation Protocols.
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From the Departments of Surgery (B.R.S., R.G.S.) and Public Health Sciences (R.G.S.), University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Name: Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America
ISSN: 1559-6834
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Links
- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20636130
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/655843
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Vindesine
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Phospholipid Ethers
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Disulfiram
A carbamate derivative used as an alcohol deterrent. It is a relatively nontoxic substance when administered alone, but markedly alters the intermediary metabolism of alcohol. When alcohol is ingested after administration of disulfiram, blood acetaldehyde concentrations are increased, followed by flushing, systemic vasodilation, respiratory difficulties, nausea, hypotension, and other symptoms (acetaldehyde syndrome). It acts by inhibiting aldehyde dehydrogenase.
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