Chlorhexidine only works if applied correctly: Use of a simple colorimetric assay to provide monitoring and feedback on effectiveness of chlorhexidine application

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1095-1097

  Supple, Laura ^a   Kumaraswami, Monika ^a   Kundrapu, Sirisha ^b   Sunkesula, Venkata ^b   Cadnum, Jennifer L ^b   Nerandzic, Michelle M ^a   Tomas, Myreen ^a   Donskey, Curtis J ^a,b  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BATH; COLORIMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MONITORING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR SURGERY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NURSING STAFF; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; SKIN DECONTAMINATION; SURGICAL PATIENT; ADULT; AGED; CHEMISTRY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; SKIN; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BATHS; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLORIMETRY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SKIN;

EID: 84953771935     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.124     Document Type: Article

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