Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Long-term use of chlorhexidine did not contribute to an increase in MRSA isolates that are resistant to the ...

Neonatal Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection A Study of CHG Bathing and CLABSI Rates in the NICU Viewpoint Benefits vs Harms of CHG in Neonatal Care References Benefits vs Harms of CHG in ...

Surgical site infection is a devastating complication after orthopedic surgery. There has been much debate regarding the efficacy of chlorhexidine gluconate for presurgical bathing to reduce surgical ...

When Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis implemented a daily bathing protocol for all pediatric patients using disposable cloths with 2 percent chlorhexidine ...

Nashville, Tenn., June 26, 2015--Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable cloths containing 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections ...

Daily bathing of critically ill children in chlorhexidine gluconate reduces incidence of bacteremia compared with standard bathing practices, according to a study in The Lancet reported by Science ...

Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) bathing has emerged as an important infection control strategy in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Designed to reduce skin colonisation by pathogenic microorganisms ...

(HealthDay News) — For critically ill patients, chlorhexidine bathing does not reduce health-care-associated infections, according to a study published in the January 27 issue of the Journal of the ...

Physical Activity Moderately Ups Bleed Risk in Hemophilia For critically ill pediatric patients, daily bathing in chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) is associated with reduced incidence of bacteremia.

Increasing cognizance of infections acquired in hospitals in parallel to the rising cases of surgical-site infections (SSI) is considered significant driver underpinning the growth of the global ...

This retrospective cohort study was conducted using a healthcare-associated infection database from a 24-bed NICU located in an urban referral hospital, and included all infants (n = 790) with a CVC ...