Chlorhexidine gluconate bathing: Does it decrease hospital-acquired infections?

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-170

  Sievert, Deana ^a   Armola, Rochelle ^a   Halm, Margo A ^b  

^a TOLEDO HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Salem Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

BATH; CROSS INFECTION; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BATHS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS;

EID: 79952377511     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011841     Document Type: Review

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