Disinfection of needleless connectors with chlorhexidine-alcohol provides long-lasting residual disinfectant activity

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Hong, Haeyeon ^a   Morrow, Debra Forbes ^b   Sandora, Thomas J ^b   Priebe, Gregory P ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Central line associated bloodstream infection; Line maintenance bundle

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER INFECTION; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; INOCULATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

CENTRAL LINE-ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; LINE MAINTENANCE BUNDLE;

2-PROPANOL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84880922478     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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