Chlorhexidine gluconate bathing to reduce methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus acquisition

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 17-24

  Petlin, Ann ^a   Schallom, Marilyn ^a   Prentice, Donna ^a   Sona, Carrie ^a   Mantia, Paula ^a   Mcmullen, Kathleen ^a   Landholt, Cassandra ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BATHS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84907552011     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: 19408250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ccn2014943     Document Type: Article

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