Daily bathing with chlorhexidine-based soap and the prevention of Staphylococcus aureus transmission and infection

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-250

  Viray, Melissa A ^a   Morley, James C ^b   Coopersmith, Craig M ^c   Kollef, Marin H ^a   Fraser, Victoria J ^a   Warren, David K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84893947007     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/675292     Document Type: Article

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