The effects of daily chlorhexidine bathing on cutaneous bacterial isolates: A pilot study

Infection and Drug Resistance

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-78

  Soma, Vijaya L ^a   Qin, Xuan ^b   Zhou, Chuan ^a   Adler, Amanda ^a   Berry, Jessica E ^b   Zerr, Danielle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiseptic; Coagulase negative; Resistance; Staphylococcus

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN FLORA;

EID: 84861414932     PISSN: 11786973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/idr.s30662     Document Type: Article

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