Preoperative Skin Preparation Evaluation

Inclusion Criteria: * Free of dermatoses, cuts, lesions, or other skin disorders on or around the test sites; no exposure to topical or systemic antimicrobials, antibiotics, or steroids (other than contraceptives, for the fourteen (14) day pre-test conditioning period and must agree to abstain from these materials until completion of the study Exclusion Criteria: * Exposure of test sites to antimicrobial agents, medicated soaps, medicated shampoos, or medicated lotions, * Use of biocide-treated pools or hot tubs, use of tanning beds, or sunbathing during the fourteen(14) day pre-test conditioning period or during the test period; * Exposure of the test sites to strong detergent, solvents, or other irritants during the fourteen (14) day pre-test conditioning period or during the test period; * Use of systemic or topical antibiotic medications, steroid medications other than contraceptives, or any other product known to affect the normal microbial flora of the skin during the fourteen ()14) day pre-test conditioning period or during the test period; * Know of allergies to vinyl, latex (rubber), alcohols, metals, inks, or tape adhesives, or to common antibacterial agents found in soaps, lotions, or ointments, particularly chlorhexidine gluconate, and/or isopropyl alcohol; * A medical diagnosis of a physical condition, such as a current or recent severe illness, asthma, diabetes, hepatitis, an organ transplant, any immunocompromised conditions such as AIDS (or HIV positive), m…