title: Chlorhexidine is not the main active ingredient in skin antiseptics that reduce blood culture contamination rates.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maiwald
authors.forename: Andreas F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Widmer
authors.forename: Manfred L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rotter
mesh_terms: D019840:2-Propanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000737:chemistry*; D000985:Antisepsis / Q000379:methods*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis*; D003470:Culture Media; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000032:analysis; D012867:Skin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D003470:Culture Media; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D019840:2-Propanol; D002710:Chlorhexidine