Blood concentrations of chlorhexidine in hospitalized children undergoing daily chlorhexidine bathing

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 395-397

  Lee, Andrew ^a   Harlan, Robert ^a   Breaud, Autumn R ^a   Speck, Kathleen ^a   Perl, Trish M ^a,b   Clarke, William ^a   Milstone, Aaron M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BATH; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BATHS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MALE; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 79952587630     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/659154     Document Type: Article

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