title: [Comparison of the efficacy of 2 antiseptic solutions in the prevention of infection from peridural catheters].
abstract: Two antiseptic solutions (iodine polyvidone and chlorhexidine) were compared-in a prospective non-randomized study including 294 parturient women. This study aimed to assess their efficacy against infections through epidural catheters. All catheters were subsequently cultivated. Cultures were significantly positive in 3% of cases after iodine polyvidone and 1% after chlorhexidine decontamination (not significant). No clinical or biological infections were detected. Notwithstanding some apparently unavoidable but moderate contaminations, prevention of infections post epidural analgesia depends principally on a complete adherence to asepsia rules.
authors.affiliation: Service de Microbiologie, CHG Robert-Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-Bois.
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dinulescu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mathieu
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Giacomini
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Le Pennec
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000767:Anesthesia, Epidural; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002404:Catheterization; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004824:Epidural Space; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D002710:Chlorhexidine