Impact of chlorhexidine-impregnated washcloths on reducing incidence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci colonization in hematology-oncology patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 345-348

  Bass, Pauline ^a   Karki, Surendra ^b   Rhodes, Deborah ^a   Gonelli, Susan ^c   Land, Gillian ^a   Watson, Kerrie ^a   Spelman, Denis ^d   Harrington, Glenys ^e   Kennon, Jacqueline ^a   Cheng, Allen C ^b  

^a ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Infection Prevention and Control Unit   (Australia)

^d Microbiology Department   (Australia)

^e Infection Control Consultancy   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Colonization; Incidence; VRE

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; SOAP;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BATH; CANCER PATIENT; CLOTHING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARRIER STATE; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANCE;

EID: 84875497027     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.324     Document Type: Article

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