Effectiveness of chlorhexidine wipes for the prevention of multidrug-resistant bacterial colonization and hospital-acquired infections in intensive care unit patients: A randomized trial in Thailand

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 245-253

  Boonyasiri, Adhiratha ^a   Thaisiam, Peerapat ^a   Permpikul, Chairat ^a   Judaeng, Tepnimitr ^a   Suiwongsa, Bordeesuda ^a   Apiradeewajeset, Napaporn ^a   Fakthongphan, Teerawan ^a   Suddee, Sunun ^a   Laoagtipparos, Wandee ^a   Thamlikitkul, Visanu ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; SOAP; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATHS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOAPS; THAILAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959197927     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: 15596834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.285     Document Type: Article

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