DEAR DR. ROACH: I am at my wit’s end and hope that you can answer this for me. I am a 76-year-old male. Next week, I’m going to have surgery in my genital area. My urologist told me to wash with ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, surgical site infections account for 17 percent of all nosocomial infections. Of the more than 30 million surgeries performed in the U.S.

September 30, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois) — Using chlorhexidine as a preoperative surgical wash cut the risk for a surgical site infection (SSI) in half, compared with washing with 10% povidone-iodine, ...

Dr. Roach: I am at my wit’s end and hope that you can answer this for me. I am a 76-year-old male. Next week, I’m going to have surgery in my genital area. My urologist told me to wash with Hibiclens ...