CORR Insights®: No Infection Reduction Using Chlorhexidine Wipes in Total Joint Arthroplasty

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This CORR Insights®is a commentary on the article “No Infection Reduction Using Chlorhexidine Wipes in Total Joint Arthroplasty” by Farber and colleagues available at: DOI:10.1007/s11999-013-2920-z. Dr. Della Valle reported receiving grants and personal fees from Biomet, Inc. (Warsaw, IN, USA), personal fees from Convatec (Skillman, NJ, USA), grants and personal fees from Smith & Nephew, Inc. (Memphis, TN, USA), grants from Stryker Orthopaedics (Mahwah, NJ, USA), and personal fees from CD Diagnostics (Wynnewood, PA, USA) outside the submitted work. All ICMJE Conflict of Interest Forms for authors and Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research® editors and board members are on file with the publication and can be viewed on request. The opinions expressed are those of the writers, and do not reflect the opinion or policy of CORR® or the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons®. This CORR Insights® comment refers to the article available at DOI: 10.1007/s11999-013-2920-z.