Chlorhexidine use in the neonatal intensive care unit: Results from a national survey

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 846-849

  Tamma, Pranita D ^a   Aucott, Susan W ^a   Milstone, Aaron M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NEONATOLOGY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; INFANT; NEWBORN; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955878767     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655017     Document Type: Article

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