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No Need for Speed…or Soap?

Study finds using soap and water less effective than just clean water when cleaning wounds.

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By: Christine Esposito

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An international team of researchers led by McMaster University has found that the standard practice of using soap and water to clean open wounds before surgery is actually less effective than just using clean water.   The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine, according to the Canadian university.   As part of the study, 2,400 people with open arm or leg fractures had their wounds cleaned with either soap or clean water solution, and one of three different levels of wat...

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