Medicine

Chlorhexidine gluconate vs povidone-iodine for surgical site infection prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis stratified by surgery type, wound classification, antiseptic formulation, and country income, with meta-regression.

M. Benhammou, D. Elraggal, S. Saleh, C. Nobuhara, G. V. van Ramshorst, O. Mimoz, M. Nounou, Q. Shawesh, M. G. Tuuli, S. Wexner, F. Catena, J. D. Forrester, M. Elhadi

2026.4.30Journal of Hospital Infection

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2026.04.015

Abstract

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BENHAMMOU, M., et al. Chlorhexidine gluconate vs povidone-iodine for surgical site infection prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis stratified by surgery type, wound classification, antiseptic formulation, and country income, with meta-regression. Journal of Hospital Infection, 2026, 173: 140–153.