Basic principles and introduction to disinfectants and antiseptics for skin, mucosa, and wounds

Elisabeth Presterl; Magda Diab-El Schahawi; Luigi Segagni Lusignani; Helga Paula; Jacqui S. Reilly

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-02026-2_6

Basic principles and introduction to disinfectants and antiseptics for skin, mucosa, and wounds

Elisabeth Presterl^*, Magda Diab-El Schahawi^*, Luigi Segagni Lusignani, Helga Paula, Jacqui S. Reilly

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Abstract

An antiseptic is a chemical used in medicine to prevent wound infection and, subsequently, sepsis. They are used in wound care as a therapeutic as well as a preventive measure. Unlike antimicrobial therapeutics (antibiotics), antiseptics are applied to the surface of nonliving objects to destroy microorganisms that are living on the objects.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Basic Microbiology and Infection Control for Midwives
Editors	Elisabeth Presterl, Magda Diab-El Schahawi, Jacqui S. Reilly
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	6
Pages	51-57
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030020262
ISBN (Print)	9783030020255
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02026-2_6
Publication status	Published - 2019

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antiseptic
disinfectant
wound infection

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Basic Microbiology and Infection Control for Midwives. ed. / Elisabeth Presterl; Magda Diab-El Schahawi; Jacqui S. Reilly. Springer, 2019. p. 51-57.

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