Chlorhexidine bathing to reduce central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection: Impact and sustainability

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 505-511

  Montecalvo, Marisa A ^a,b   McKenna, Donna ^a,b   Yarrish, Robert ^c   MacK, Lynda ^a   Maguire, George ^b   Haas, Janet ^a,b   Delorenzo, Lawrence ^b   Dellarocco, Norine ^c   Savatteri, Barbara ^d   Rosenthal, Addie ^e   Watson, Anita ^f   Spicehandler, Debra ^e   Shi, Qiuhu ^b   Visintainer, Paul ^g   Wormser, Gary P ^b  

^a WESTCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Sound Shore Medical Center   (United States)

^d Hudson Valley Hospital Center   (United States)

^e Mount Vernon Hospital USA   (United States)

^f Phelps Memorial Hospital Center   (United States)

^g BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter associated bloodstream infection; Chlorhexidine bathing; Healthcare associated bloodstream infection

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ARTICLE; BATH; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BACTEREMIA; BATHS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHLORHEXIDINE; HUMANS;

EID: 84859511974     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2011.10.032     Document Type: Article

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