Chlorhexidine bathing and microbial contamination in patients' bath basins

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 338-342

  Powers, Jan ^a   Peed, Jennifer ^a   Burns, Lindsey ^a   Ziemba Davis, Mary ^a  

^a ST VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BATHS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866004776     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2012242     Document Type: Article

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