Effect of Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing on Hospital-Acquired Infection

2013645 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Michael W. Climo · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center

Deborah S. Yokoe · Harvard University

David K. Warren · Washington University in St. Louis

Trish M. Perl · Johns Hopkins University

Maureen Bolon · Northwestern University

Loreen A. Herwaldt

Robert A. Weinstein · Cook County Health and Hospitals System

Abstract

Daily bathing with chlorhexidine-impregnated washcloths significantly reduced the risks of acquisition of MDROs and development of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections. (Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Sage Products; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00502476.).

Topics & Keywords

Infection Control in Healthcare Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Antibiotic Use and Resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 368, Issue 6, pp. 533-542

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1113849

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