Chlorhexidine body washing to control antimicrobial-resistant bacteria in intensive care units: A systematic review

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 931-939

  Derde, Lennie P G ^a,b   Dautzenberg, Mirjam J D ^a,b   Bonten, Marc J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

AMRB; Chlorhexidine body washing; ICU; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; PLACEBO; POLYMYXIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATH; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; BODY WASHING; CATHETER INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OROPHARYNX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACHEOTOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84862755789     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-012-2542-z     Document Type: Review

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