Impact of chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infections among general medical patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 238-243

  Kassakian, Steven Z ^a   Mermel, Leonard A ^a,b   Jefferson, Julie A ^a,b   Parenteau, Stephen L ^b   Machan, Jason T ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; SOAP; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BATHS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 79952394549     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/658334     Document Type: Article

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